Okay, we are tasked with adding 216 and 8041. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 1 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 4 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 0 in column 3 and get 2.

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

So, 216 + 8041 = 8257.

