OK, let's do this. We've got 38498 and 28800, and we're subtracting the second number from the first.

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

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 2 and get 9.
9 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 3 and get -4.
We add -4 to 10 and get 6 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 1 from 8 in column 4 and get -1.
We add -1 to 10 and get 9 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 1 from 3 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 38498 - 28800 = 9698.