Okay, we are tasked with adding 5382 and 306. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 1 and get 8.

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

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

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

So, 5382 + 306 = 5688.

