Okay, we are tasked with adding 5496 and 444. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 4 in column 1 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 in column 2 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 4 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 0 in column 4 and get 5.

So, 5496 + 444 = 5940.

