Okay, we are tasked with adding 7717 and 6588. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 8 in column 1 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 8 in column 2 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 5 in column 3 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 6 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7717 + 6588 = 14305.

