Okay, we are tasked with adding 7253 and 7401. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 1 in column 1 and get 4.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 0 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 4 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 7 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7253 + 7401 = 14654.

