OK, let's do this. We've got 1699 and 274 and we're adding them all together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 in column 1 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 7 in column 2 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 2 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 0 in column 4 and get 1.

So, 1699 + 274 = 1973.

