Okay, we are tasked with adding 7288 and 9928. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 8 in column 1 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 2 in column 2 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 9 in column 3 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 9 in column 4 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7288 + 9928 = 17216.

