Here we go! We're going to add 5299 and 8439 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 9 in column 1 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 3 in column 2 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 4 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 8 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5299 + 8439 = 13738.

