<human>:  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?
<bot>: How many pencils did Clare buy? ** Clare bought half of 18 pencils which is 18/2 = <<18/2=9>>9 pencils
How many pencils did Jeanine give to Abby? ** One-third of 18 pencils is (1/3)*18 = <<18*1/3=6>>6 pencils
How many pencils does Jeanine have left? ** Jeanine gave out 6 pencils so he has 18-6 = <<18-6=12>>12 pencils left
How many more pencils than Clare does Jeanine have now? ** Jeanine now has 12-9 = <<12-9=3>>3 pencils
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