Question

A whale swims 200 miles in 5 days. Identify which equation could be used to find how many miles it swims in 16 days.(1 point)
Responses

y=40×16
y equals 40 times 16

y=200×16
y equals 200 times 16

y=200×16×5
y equals 200 times 16 times 5

200=16x
200 equals 16 x

Answer 1

you sure?

Answer 2

y=200×16×5

Answer 3

Apologies for the confusion. The correct equation to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days would be:

y= (200/5) x 16

This equation accounts for the fact that the whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, and assumes that it swims at a consistent rate. Therefore, we divide the total distance swum (200 miles) by the number of days it took (5 days) to find the whale's average daily distance. We then multiply this average daily distance by the number of days (16) to find the total distance swum in 16 days.