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)

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

To find out how many cans are already on the shelf, we can set up the following equation:

Let \( c \) be the number of cans already on the shelf. Since the shelf can hold 58 cans and can still hold 39 more cans, we can express this situation as:

\[ c + 39 = 58 \]

Now, we will solve for \( c \):

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

Therefore, there are 19 cans already on the shelf.

The correct equation and answer are:

c + 39 = 58 and 19.