Let's break this down. We're going to add 399 and 9469 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 9 in column 1 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 6 in column 2 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 4 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 399 + 9469 = 9868.

