Let's solve this addition problem. We have 6471 and 6538, and we need to add them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 8 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 3 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 4 & 5 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 6 & 6 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6471 + 6538 = 13009.

