Okay, we are tasked with adding 6222 and 3493. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 3 in column 1 and get 5.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 9 in column 2 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 4 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 3 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 6222 + 3493 = 9715.

