Sure thing! We've got 9404 and 253 and we're gonna add them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 3 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 9404 + 253 = 9657.

