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)

Question

Responses

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

200=16x
200 equals 16 x

y=200×16
y equals 200 times 16

y=40×16

Answer 1

To find out how many miles the whale swims in 16 days, first, determine the rate of swimming per day.

The whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, so:

\[ \text{Rate} = \frac{200 \text{ miles}}{5 \text{ days}} = 40 \text{ miles per day} \]

Now, to find out how far the whale swims in 16 days, you can use the equation:

\[ y = 40 \times 16 \]

Thus, the correct equation from the responses is:

y = 40 × 16.