No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 7871 and are subtracting 2716 from it.

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

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 2 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 3 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 4 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

So, 7871 - 2716 = 5155.