Okay, we are tasked with adding 5021 and 4983. Let's begin!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 8 in column 2 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5021 + 4983 = 10004.

