Okay, we are tasked with adding 278 and 794. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 4 in column 1 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 9 in column 2 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 278 + 794 = 1072.

