Let's break this down. We're going to add 3872 and 6970 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 0 in column 1 and get 2.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 7 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 8 & 9 in column 3 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 6 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 3872 + 6970 = 10842.

