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After riding on the bus, Tran walked 30 minutes to get to her friend’s house. Her total travel time was 4 times as long as the bus ride. What equation does this situation model? Use t for the time of the bus ride.(1 point)

Answer 1

To model the situation described, we need to express the total travel time in terms of the bus ride time \( t \).

1. Let \( t \) represent the time of the bus ride.
2. Tran walked for 30 minutes, which is \( 0.5 \) hours (since 30 minutes is half an hour).
3. The total travel time is given to be 4 times the bus ride time, which can be represented as \( 4t \).

Now we can set up the equation representing the total travel time: \[ \text{Total travel time} = \text{Bus ride time} + \text{Walking time} \] This can be expressed as: \[ 4t = t + 0.5 \]

Thus, the equation that models this situation is: \[ 4t = t + 0.5 \]