A whale swims 200 miles in 5 days. If the whale swims the same number of miles each day, how many miles will it swim in 16 days?

Answer 1

To determine how many miles the whale swims each day, we can divide the total distance by the number of days:

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

Now, to find out how many miles the whale will swim in 16 days, we multiply the daily distance by the number of days:

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

Therefore, the whale will swim 640 miles in 16 days.