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

### Instruction:
One student on a field trip counted 12 squirrels. Another counted a third more squirrels than the first student. How many squirrels did both students count combined?

### Response:
The second student counted 12/3 = 4 more squirrels than the first student.
The second student counted 12+4 = <<12+4=16>>16 squirrels.
Together, the first and second student counted 12+16 = <<12+16=28>>28 squirrels combined.
#### 28