A grocery store had cans of soup on 7 different shelves. The bottom 4 shelves hod 20 cans eac e top 3 shelves each had 42 cans of soup. Whet was the total number of cans on the shelves? OA.A. 3 ) (A) 71 cans B. 271 cans C. 242 cons D. 126 cans

To find the total number of cans of soup on the shelves, we can break down the problem as follows: 1. **Identify the number of cans on the bottom shelves:** - There are 4 bottom shelves, and each shelf holds 20 cans. - Total cans on bottom shelves = Number of bottom shelves × Cans per shelf = \(4 \times 20\). 2. **Identify the number of cans on the top shelves:** - There are 3 top shelves, and each shelf holds 42 cans. - Total cans on top shelves = Number of top shelves × Cans per shelf = \(3 \times 42\). 3. **Calculate the total number of cans:** - Total cans = Total cans on bottom shelves + Total cans on top shelves. Now, let's perform the calculations step by step. ### Step 1: Calculate cans on bottom shelves \[ \text{Cans on bottom shelves} = 4 \times 20 \] ### Step 2: Calculate cans on top shelves \[ \text{Cans on top shelves} = 3 \times 42 \] ### Step 3: Calculate total cans \[ \text{Total cans} = \text{Cans on bottom shelves} + \text{Cans on top shelves} \] Now, let's calculate these values. Calculate the value by following steps: - step0: Calculate: \(4\times 20\) - step1: Multiply the numbers: \(80\) Calculate or simplify the expression \( 3 * 42 \). Calculate the value by following steps: - step0: Calculate: \(3\times 42\) - step1: Multiply the numbers: \(126\) Now that we have the calculations: 1. **Cans on bottom shelves:** \[ \text{Cans on bottom shelves} = 4 \times 20 = 80 \] 2. **Cans on top shelves:** \[ \text{Cans on top shelves} = 3 \times 42 = 126 \] 3. **Total cans:** \[ \text{Total cans} = 80 + 126 = 206 \] However, it seems I made a mistake in the final addition. Let's correct that: \[ \text{Total cans} = 80 + 126 \] Calculating this gives us: \[ \text{Total cans} = 206 \] Since 206 is not one of the options provided (A. 71 cans, B. 271 cans, C. 242 cans, D. 126 cans), let's double-check the calculations and ensure everything is correct. ### Final Calculation \[ \text{Total cans} = 80 + 126 = 206 \] The total number of cans on the shelves is **206 cans**. However, since this does not match any of the options, please verify the problem statement or the options provided.