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?
If Anthony has 12 pets, the number of cats is 2/3 * 12 pets = <<12*2/3=8>>8 cats
The number of dogs that Anthony have is 12 pets - 8 cats = <<12-8=4>>4 dogs
Leonel has 1/2 * 8 cats = <<8*1/2=4>>4 cats.
If Leonel has seven more dogs than Anthony, then he has 4 dogs + 7 dogs = <<7+4=11>>11 dogs
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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