Wow this ones easy.....Your in high school and i'm in middle school LOL...I'll answer the question.You have to <span>multiplied it by 10</span>
1.)divide by 5 on each side to obtain
Abs(2x+3)=45
2x+3=45 or 2x+3=-45
2x=42 or 2x=-48
x=21 or x=-24
Each year the boat is worth 100-12 = 88% ( or 0.88) of the year before
after 12 years the boat is worth 12050 * 0.88^9 = $3813.56