OK, let's do this. We've got 3954 and 6869 and we're adding them all together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 in column 1 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 6 in column 2 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 8 in column 3 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 6 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 3954 + 6869 = 10823.

