No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 96984 and are subtracting 26555 from it.

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

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

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 5 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 3 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

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

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 5 and get 7.
7 is the next digit of our result.

So, 96984 - 26555 = 70429.