Baker made 38 cakes. He sold 40 of them and bought 26 new cakes. How many more cakes did baker sell than those he bought?
Baker made 38 cakes. 
He sold 40 of them. 
He bought 26 new cakes. 

We want to know how many more cakes did baker sell than those he bought. 

We can solve this problem by subtracting the number of cakes he bought from the number of cakes he sold: 

40 - 26 = 14 

Baker sold 14 more cakes than those he bought.