Okay, we are tasked with adding 7042 and 915. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 5 in column 1 and get 7.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 4 and get 7.

So, 7042 + 915 = 7957.

