Let's solve $12 - 65$ together! 🌟 1. Imagine you have 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 (12 apples). 2. You want to take away 65 apples, but you only have 12. That means you don't have enough apples. 3. When you take away more than you have, the answer is negative. It's like owing apples! 4. So, $12 - 65 = -53$. That means you owe 53 apples. Great job! 🎉 Keep going, you're doing awesome!