Question

Alexei is stocking a shelf at the store. The shelf can hold 58 cans, so he can still put 39 cans on the shelf before it is full. Create an equation to make sense of the problem and solve it to find out how many cans are already on the shelf. Which equation and answer are correct?
Responses

c+39=58 and −19

c−58=39 and 97

c+39=58 and 19

c−58=39 and 97

Answer 1

The correct equation is c + 39 = 58, and the correct answer is 19.