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.
Input: students from flora middle school were asked to participate in the event . they planted 47 apple trees and 27 orange trees in the forest near their school . how many trees in total did the students plant ?
Output:
74