Okay, we are tasked with adding 171 and 9027. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 2 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 0 in column 3 and get 1.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 171 + 9027 = 9198.

