Let's break this down. We're going to add 8073 and 1728 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 8 in column 1 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 2 in column 2 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 7 in column 3 and get 8.

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

So, 8073 + 1728 = 9801.

