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=40×16
y equals 40 times 16
200=16x
200 equals 16 x
y=200×16
y equals 200 times 16
y=200×16×5
y equals 200 times 16 times 5
The correct equation that could be used to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days is:
y = 200 ÷ 5 × 16
This equation represents taking the distance the whale swam in 5 days (200 miles), dividing it by 5 to find the distance it swims in 1 day (40 miles), and then multiplying it by 16 to find the distance it swims in 16 days.
The correct equation to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days would be:
y = (200/5) * 16
This equation takes into account that the whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, so we divide 200 by 5 to get the distance it swims in 1 day. Then, we multiply that value by 16 to calculate the distance it swims in 16 days.