Given the equation t−1.25=4.29

Question

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1.25
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4.29
, fill in the blank with the value that models the equation.(1 point)
At the swim meet, Matthew’s new time [?] of [?] is seconds better than his previous time, t

Answer 1

To solve for \( t \) in the equation \( t - 1.25 = 4.29 \), we can add 1.25 to both sides of the equation:

\[ t - 1.25 + 1.25 = 4.29 + 1.25 \] \[ t = 4.29 + 1.25 \] \[ t = 5.54 \]

Now that we have found \( t \), we can fill in the blanks in the statement:

"At the swim meet, Matthew’s new time [5.54] of [1.25] is seconds better than his previous time, t."

Therefore, the completed statement is:

"At the swim meet, Matthew’s new time 5.54 of 1.25 is seconds better than his previous time, t."