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)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Ay=200×16×5%0D%0Ay equals 200 times 16 times 5%0D%0A%0D%0Ay=200×16%0D%0Ay equals 200 times 16%0D%0A%0D%0A200=16x%0D%0A200 equals 16 x%0D%0A%0D%0Ay=40×16

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To find out how many miles the whale swims in 16 days, we first need to determine the rate at which the whale swims. The whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, which gives us a rate of:

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

Now, to find out how far it swims in 16 days, we can use the rate we calculated:

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

Thus, the appropriate equation to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days is:

\[ y = 40 \times 16 \]

The correct response from the given options is:

y = 40 × 16