OK, let's do this. We've got 14871 and 11829, and we're subtracting the second number from the first.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 1 in column 1 and get -8.
We add -8 to 10 and get 2 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 2 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 3 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 4 and get 3.
3 is the next digit of our result.

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

So, 14871 - 11829 = 3042.