Okay, we are tasked with adding 7004 and 2944. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 4 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 4 in column 2 and get 4.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 2 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 7004 + 2944 = 9948.

