Paco had 41 cookies. He ate 8 cookies and gave 3 of them to his friend. How many more cookies did he eat than those he gave to his friend?
Paco had 41 cookies. 
He ate 8 cookies. 
He gave 3 cookies to his friend. 

We want to know how many more cookies did he eat than those he gave to his friend. 

We can solve this problem by subtracting the number of cookies he gave to his friend from the number of cookies he ate. 

8 - 3 = 5 

Paco ate 5 more cookies than those he gave to his friend.