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, we start by letting \( t \) represent the time of the bus ride in minutes. According to the problem:

1. Tran's total travel time consists of the bus ride time plus the walking time. The walking time is given as 30 minutes.
2. The total travel time is stated to be 4 times the bus ride time.

We can express the total travel time as:

\[ \text{Total Travel Time} = t + 30 \]

According to the problem, this total travel time is also equal to 4 times the bus ride time, which can be expressed as:

\[ \text{Total Travel Time} = 4t \]

Now we can set these two expressions for total travel time equal to each other:

\[ t + 30 = 4t \]

This equation models the situation described.