Aproblem states: "there are 2 more horses than cows in a field. there are 16 animals in the field in all. how many horses are there in the field? " let h represent the number of horses. which equation represents the situation? 2h + 2 = 16 h + 2 = 16 2(h+2)=16 2h−2=16

Correct choice is D

Step-by-step explanation:

Let h represent the number of horses. If there are 2 more horses than cows in a field,  then (h-2) represent the number of cows. In total there are h+(h-2) animals. It is known that there are 16 animals in the field in all, then

h+h-2=16,

2h-2=16.

72 is the answer to this problem