Question
Someone stocks a shelf in a store. The shelf can hold 58 cans, so they can put 39 cans on the shelf before it’s full. Create an equation for this to solve how many cans are on the shelf.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many cans are currently on the shelf, we can set up an equation where \( x \) represents the number of cans currently on the shelf. Since we know that the shelf can hold a total of 58 cans and it already has 39 cans on it, we can express this situation with the following equation:
\[
x + 39 = 58
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can subtract 39 from both sides:
\[
x = 58 - 39
\]
Calculating that gives us:
\[
x = 19
\]
So, there are currently **19 cans** on the shelf.
\[
x + 39 = 58
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can subtract 39 from both sides:
\[
x = 58 - 39
\]
Calculating that gives us:
\[
x = 19
\]
So, there are currently **19 cans** on the shelf.