Distribute on both sides
2x - 8 = 6x + 12
Move x to one side
-20 = 4x
Divide by 4
-5 = x
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Using the midpoint formula,
, we can find the coordinates that represents the position of the ship at noon.
Let
(given on the coordinate plane)
(given also)
Plug in the values into the formula and solve as follows:




Position of the ship at noon is best represented at 
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41/19 as a decimal is 2.157895
the nearest hundredth: 2.16