Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 68775 and subtracting 40249 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 5 in column 1 and get -4.
We add -4 to 10 and get 6 as the first digit of the result.

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

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 3 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

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

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 5 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

So, 68775 - 40249 = 28526.