Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request in Swahili. Please answer in Swahili.

### Instruction:
Coleen loved sprinkles.  At the beginning of the day, she had twelve cans of sprinkles.  After applying sprinkles to her hair, her clothing and her pets, she had 3 less than half as many cans of sprinkles as she started out with.  How many cans of sprinkles remained?

### Response:
 Nusu ya makopo kumi na mbili ya vikolezo ni 12/2=<<12/2=6>>6 makopo.
Makopo matatu chini ya nusu ya idadi ya makopo ya vikolezo ni 6-3=<<6-3=3>>3 makopo ya vikolezo.