Okay, we are tasked with adding 7489 and 7646. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 6 in column 1 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 4 in column 2 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 6 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 7 in column 4 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7489 + 7646 = 15135.

