Let's dive into this subtraction. We'll start with 97966 and subtract 81484 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 1 and get 2.
2 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 2 and get -2.
We add -2 to 10 and get 8 as the next digit of the result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 1 from 9 in column 3 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 4 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 5 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

So, 97966 - 81484 = 16482.