Question

miguel is a member of the mighty manatees, an outdoor swim team. every practice, his coach tells him to swim a target number of laps. one day, miguel swims 34 laps before practice is canceled due to a thunderstorm. miguel still has 41 laps left to reach his target number. use an equation to find miguels target number of laps.

laps

Explanation:

Step1: Define the variable

Let \( t \) be Miguel's target number of laps.

Step2: Set up the equation

The number of laps Miguel has swum plus the number of laps he has left equals his target number of laps. So we have the equation \( 34 + 41 = t \).

Step3: Solve the equation

Calculate the left - hand side of the equation: \( 34+41 = 75 \). So \( t = 75 \).

Answer:

75