Here we go! We're going to add 5601 and 5976 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 6 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 7 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 9 in column 3 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 5 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5601 + 5976 = 11577.

