Steve has 2 boxes of pencils with 12 pencils in each box. He gave Matt 3 more pencils than he gave to Lauren. If Steve gave 6 pencils to Lauren, how many pencils does he have left?
Steve started with 2 * 12 = 
<gadget id="calculator">2*12</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24 pencils.
He gave Matt 6 + 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">6+3</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9 pencils.
After giving away the pencils, Steve will have 24 - 9 - 6 = 
<gadget id="calculator">24-9-6</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9 pencils left.

<result>9</result>