Mark is looking to buy a total of 12 pieces of fruit at the store. He has already chosen 3 apples. He has also selected a bunch of bananas containing 4 bananas. How many oranges does he need to pick out to have 12 total pieces of fruit?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
He has 3 apples and 4 bananas, so he has 3 + 4 = 7 pieces of fruit. He needs to buy 12 fruit - 7 fruit = 5 oranges.
Thus, the answer is 5.