Paul got a box of 48 crayons for his birthday. During the school year he gave 1 crayons to his friends while he lost 23 crayons. How many more crayons did he lose than those he gave to his friends?
Paul got 48 crayons. 
He gave 1 crayon to his friends. 
That means he has 47 crayons left. 
He lost 23 crayons. 
That means he has 24 crayons left. 

Now we can compare how many crayons he gave to his friends to how many crayons he lost: 

He gave 1 crayon to his friends. 
He lost 23 crayons. 

That means he lost 22 more crayons than he gave to his friends.