Let's break this down. We're going to add 4311 and 9693 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 3 in column 1 and get 4.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 9 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 3 & 6 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 4311 + 9693 = 14004.

