Jeanine bought 18 pencils and Clare bought half as many pencils. If Jeanine gave one third of his pencils to Abby, how many more pencils than Clare does Jeanine have now?
Clare bought half of 18 pencils which is 18/2 = 
<gadget id="calculator">18/2</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9 pencils.
One-third of 18 pencils is (1/3)*18 = 
<gadget id="calculator">18*1/3</gadget>
<output>6</output>
6 pencils.
Jeanine gave out 6 pencils so he has 18-6 = 
<gadget id="calculator">18-6</gadget>
<output>12</output>
12 pencils left.
Jeanine now has 12-9 = 
<gadget id="calculator">12-9</gadget>
<output>3</output>
3 pencils.

<result>3</result>