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=200×16 y equals 200 times 16 200=16x 200 equals 16 x y=200×16×5 y equals 200 times 16 times 5 y=40×16

Answer 1

To determine how many miles the whale swims in 16 days, we first need to find the whale's daily swimming rate.

The whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, so its daily rate \( r \) can be calculated as:

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

Now, to find out how many miles it swims in 16 days, we can use the equation:

\[ \text{Miles in 16 days} = \text{Daily rate} \times \text{Number of days} \]

Thus, the equation becomes:

\[ y = 40 \times 16 \]

So the correct response from the options provided is:

y = 40×16