Let's break this down. We're going to add 4554 and 8731 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 1 in column 1 and get 5.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 3 in column 2 and get 8.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 7 in column 3 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

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

So, 4554 + 8731 = 13285.

