Given the equation t−1.25=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.
Given the equation t-1.25 = 4.29, the value that models the equation is Matthew’s new time, t. Since the equation is already in terms of t, there is no need to fill in the blank with any value.
what goes in both question marks
Let's solve the equation to find the value that goes in both question marks.
t - 1.25 = 4.29
Add 1.25 to both sides of the equation:
t = 4.29 + 1.25
t = 5.54
Therefore, Matthew's new time is 5.54 seconds. To determine how much better this new time is than his previous time, we need to subtract his previous time from his new time:
5.54 - t = 5.54 - t
Since we don't have the value of t, we cannot determine the exact seconds his new time is better than his previous time.