Let's break this down. We're going to add 6046 and 9213 together.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 1 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 2 in column 3 and get 2.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 9 in column 4 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6046 + 9213 = 15259.

