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?(1 point)/.//

Question

Responses

c+39=58 and 19
c plus 39 equals 58 and 19

c−58=39 and 97
c minus 58 equals 39 and 97

c+39=58 and −19
c plus 39 equals 58 and negative 19

c−58=39 and 97

Answer 1

Let's break down the information given in the problem:

• The shelf can hold a total of 58 cans.
• Before the shelf is full, there are still 39 cans that can be added to it.

From this information, we can set up the equation:

Let \( c \) be the number of cans already on the shelf. Since the total capacity is 58 and 39 cans can still be added, we can express the situation as:

\[ c + 39 = 58 \]

Next, we can solve for \( c \):

\[ c = 58 - 39 \] \[ c = 19 \]

So the number of cans already on the shelf is 19.

Thus, the correct equation and answer from the provided responses is:

c + 39 = 58 and 19.