Okay, we are tasked with adding 2698 and 5000. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 0 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 0 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 5 in column 4 and get 7.

So, 2698 + 5000 = 7698.

