Given the equation t−1.25=4.29, fill in the blank with the value that models the equation. 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 t = 5.54.

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