Okay, let's tackle this math problem. We're starting with 60490 and subtracting 19699.

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

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

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 1 from 4 in column 3 and get -3.
We add -3 to 10 and get 7 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 1 from 0 in column 4 and get -10.
We add -10 to 10 and get 0 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 1 from 6 in column 5 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

So, 60490 - 19699 = 40791.