<human>:  On Sunday Alice bought 4 pints of strawberry ice cream. The next day she went back and bought three times that number of pints. On Tuesday she bought one-third of the number of pints she bought the day before. On Wednesday she returned half of the pints she bought the day before because they were expired. How many pints of ice cream did she have on Wednesday?
<bot>: How many pints did Alice buy on Monday? ** On Monday she bought 4*3=<<4*3=12>>12 pints
How many pints did Alice buy on Tuesday? ** On Tuesday she bought 12/3=<<12/3=4>>4 pints
How many pints did Alice have on Tuesday? ** Before she returned any she had 4+12+4=<<4+12+4=20>>20 pints
How many pints did Alice return? ** She returned 4/2=<<4/2=2>>2 pints
How many pints did Alice have on Wednesday? ** After returning she had 20-2=<<20-2=18>>18 pints
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