Here we go! We're going to add 2501 and 2453 together.

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

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 5 & 4 in column 3 and get 9.

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

So, 2501 + 2453 = 4954.

