Problem number 13. There are 12 pieces of fruit on the table. Vera removed 2 pears, 4 apples, and half of the oranges. Now there are only oranges left on the table. How many oranges are left? If we imagine Vera's process, first, let's say that Vera removed 2 pears and 4 apples. Then, since we know that there were half of the oranges removed, and then only oranges were left, that means that after Vera removes 2 pears and 4 apples, only oranges were left on the table. Since there are 12 pieces of fruit in total, we know that after Vera removes 2 pears and 4 apples, there were 12 minus 2 minus 4 equals 6 oranges. After that, Vera removed half of these 6 oranges. Since half of 6 is 3, Vera removes 3 of these oranges, which only leaves 3 oranges left. That means that the answer is C, 3.

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