Here we go! We're going to add 5653 and 2246 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 6 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 2 in column 3 and get 8.

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

So, 5653 + 2246 = 7899.

