Okay, we are tasked with adding 5186 and 1008. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 8 in column 1 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 0 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 0 in column 3 and get 1.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 4 and get 6.

So, 5186 + 1008 = 6194.

