Got it! So, we have 38485 and 22884, and we'll subtract the latter from the former.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 5 in column 1 and get 1.
1 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 2 and get 0.
0 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 2 and the borrow 1 from 8 in column 4 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

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

So, 38485 - 22884 = 15601.