Let's break this down. We're going to add 1342 and 5630 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 0 in column 1 and get 2.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 3 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 6 in column 3 and get 9.

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

So, 1342 + 5630 = 6972.

