Let's solve this addition problem. We have 7997 and 2159, and we need to add them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 9 in column 1 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 5 in column 2 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 1 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 2 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7997 + 2159 = 10156.

