You go up to a spooky house and wonder how much candy you will get at the end of trick-or-treating. You knock on the door and the owner comes out. She says to you, ''If you can solve this question, I will give you 30 pieces of candy.'' Then she pulls out her huge stack of candy and says, ''I have two cats. My husband had three dogs. Then, we both shared a turtle from the pet store. If my husband died, how much pets would I have?''
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The correct number of pets the owner has is 2 and 1/2 pets because since her husband died, and she and her husband share a turtle, she would still have her 2 cats and her turtle, which is still half of hers.