Okay, we are tasked with adding 1513 and 8423. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 3 in column 1 and get 6.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 2 in column 2 and get 3.

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

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 8 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 1513 + 8423 = 9936.

