4.5 gallons = 4.5 * 8 pints = <<4.5*8=36>>36 pints

36/18 = <<36/18=2>>2 pints

Genevieve drank 2*3=<<2*3=6>>6 pints of coffee.

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4.5 gallons of coffee were divided among 18 thermoses. Genevieve drank 3 thermoses. How many pints of coffee did Genevieve drink?
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