Question

A whale swims 200 miles in 5 days. Identify which equation could be used to find how many miles it swims in 16 days. 200=16x 200 equals 16 x y=200×16 y equals 200 times 16 y=40×16 y equals 40 times 16 y=200×16×5

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The equation that could be used to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days is:

y = 200 × (16/5)

This equation accounts for the relationship between the distance (denoted by y) and the number of days the whale swims, using the given rate of 200 miles in 5 days.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The correct equation to use would be "y = 200 × 16 ÷ 5". This equation accounts for the ratio of 200 miles in 5 days and allows you to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find out how many miles the whale swims in 16 days, we can set up a proportion between the number of days and the number of miles.

The proportion can be set up as follows:

(days the whale swims) / (miles the whale swims) = (days) / (miles)

In this case, since we know that the whale swims 200 miles in 5 days, we can substitute those values into the proportion:

5 / 200 = 16 / x

Cross-multiplying, we get:

5x = 200 * 16

Simplifying the right side of the equation, we have:

5x = 3200

To solve for x, we divide both sides by 5:

x = 3200 / 5

x = 640

Therefore, the equation that could be used to find how many miles the whale swims in 16 days is:

y = 640

Note: The equation "y = 200 × 16" is incorrect because it does not take into account the relation between days and miles swum. The other equations provided are also incorrect or unnecessary.

Answer 4

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