Okay, we are tasked with adding 5754 and 4394. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 4 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 9 in column 2 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 3 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5754 + 4394 = 10148.

