No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 4045 and 2252 and adding them all up.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 2 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 5 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 2 in column 3 and get 2.

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

So, 4045 + 2252 = 6297.

