Okay, we are given 6188 and 5098. Let's add them up step by step.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 8 in column 1 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 9 in column 2 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 0 in column 3 and get 2.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 5 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6188 + 5098 = 11286.

