No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 96982 and are subtracting 12297 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 2 in column 1 and get -5.
We add -5 to 10 and get 5 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 1 from 8 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 2 and the borrow 1 from 9 in column 3 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

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

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

So, 96982 - 12297 = 84685.