No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 52257 and are subtracting 49957 from it.

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

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

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 2 in column 3 and get -7.
We add -7 to 10 and get 3 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 1 from 2 in column 4 and get -8.
We add -8 to 10 and get 2 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 1 from 5 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 52257 - 49957 = 2300.