Let's solve this addition problem. We have 5243 and 1290, and we need to add them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 0 in column 1 and get 3.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 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 & 2 in column 3 and get 5.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 4 and get 6.

So, 5243 + 1290 = 6533.

