Not to worry, we've got 260 and 8229. Let's get to adding them!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 2 in column 2 and get 8.

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

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 8 in column 4 and get 8.

So, 260 + 8229 = 8489.

