Okay, we are tasked with adding 9041 and 504. Let's begin!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 0 in column 2 and get 4.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 3 and get 5.

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

So, 9041 + 504 = 9545.

