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)

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

y=200×16
y equals 200 times 16

y=40×16
y equals 40 times 16

200=16x

Answer 1

To find out how many miles the whale swims in 16 days, we can first determine its daily swimming rate.

The whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, so its daily rate is:

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

Now, to find the distance it swims in 16 days, we can multiply the daily rate by the number of days:

\[ \text{Distance in 16 days} = 40 \text{ miles per day} \times 16 \text{ days} = 640 \text{ miles} \]

Thus, the correct equation to find how many miles it swims in 16 days is:

\[ y = 40 \times 16 \]

So the answer is:

y = 40 × 16