Okay, we are tasked with adding 8444 and 1532. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 1 and get 6.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 5 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 1 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 8444 + 1532 = 9976.

