Okay, we are tasked with adding 2088 and 1712. Let's begin!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 1 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 & 7 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 4 and get 3.

So, 2088 + 1712 = 3800.

