Paul got a box of 1 crayons for his birthday. During the school year he lost 1 crayons while he gave away 44 crayons to his friends. How many more crayons did he give to his friends than those he lost?
Paul got a box of 1 crayons for his birthday. 
During the school year he lost 1 crayons while he gave away 44 crayons to his friends. 

How many more crayons did he give to his friends than those he lost?

He gave away 44 crayons to his friends. He lost 1 crayon. So he gave away 43 more crayons to his friends than those he lost.