<human>:  Anthony and his friend Leonel read about the importance of keeping pets at home and decided to start adopting cats and dogs from the local rescue center. Anthony has 12 cats and dogs, 2/3 of which are cats. Leonel has half times as many cats as Anthony and seven more dogs than Anthony. How many animals in total do the two have?
<bot>: How many cats does Anthony have? ** If Anthony has 12 pets, the number of cats is 2/3 * 12 pets = <<12*2/3=8>>8 cats
How many dogs does Anthony have? ** The number of dogs that Anthony have is 12 pets - 8 cats = <<12-8=4>>4 dogs
How many cats does Leonel have? ** Leonel has 1/2 * 8 cats = <<8*1/2=4>>4 cats.
How many dogs does Leonel have? ** If Leonel has seven more dogs than Anthony, then he has 4 dogs + 7 dogs = <<7+4=11>>11 dogs
How many animals in total do the two have? ** The total number of pets the two have is 11 dogs for Leonel + 4 cats for Leonel + 4 dogs for Anthony + 8 cats for Anthony = <<11+4+4+8=27>>27
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