Okay, we are tasked with adding 2480 and 3019. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 1 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 0 in column 3 and get 4.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 3 in column 4 and get 5.

So, 2480 + 3019 = 5499.

