Here we go! We're going to add 8721 and 5701 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 1 in column 1 and get 2.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 0 in column 2 and get 2.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 7 in column 3 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 5 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 8721 + 5701 = 14422.

