Detailed Instructions: You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operator like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report the final numerical answer.
Q: mr. fortree a businessman also gave seedlings for the tree planting activity . if he gave 14 seedlings of cedar and 38 seedlings of pine how many seedlings did he give in total ?
A:
52