Okay, we are tasked with adding 2248 and 1746. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 6 in column 1 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 4 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 4 and get 3.

So, 2248 + 1746 = 3994.

