Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 61178 and subtracting 53466 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 1 and get 2.
2 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 2 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 1 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 3 and the borrow 1 from 1 in column 4 and get -3.
We add -3 to 10 and get 7 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 5 and the borrow 1 from 6 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 61178 - 53466 = 7712.