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A map of the town that Annie and Barbara live in can be represented by the Cartesian plane. Annie is located at (3,5)(3,5) and Barbara says she is located at (−6,2)(-6,2). They agree to meet the midpoint of their current locations. However, it turns out that Barbara read the map wrong, and she is actually at (−10,4)(-10,4). What is the positive difference in the xx-coordinates of where they agreed to meet and where they should actually meet?
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A map of the town that Annie and Barbara live in can be represented by the Cartesian plane. Annie is located at (3,5) and Barbara says she is located at (−6,2). They agree to meet the midpoint of their current locations. However, it turns out that Barbara read the map wrong, and she is actually at (−10,4). What is the positive difference in the x-coordinates of where they agreed to meet and where they should actually meet?
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A map of the town that Annie and Barbara live in can be represented by the Cartesian plane. Annie is located at $(3,5)$ and Barbara says she is located at $(-6,2)$. They agree to meet the midpoint of their current locations. However, it turns out that Barbara read the map wrong, and she is actually at $(-10,4)$. What is the positive difference in the $x$-coordinates of where they agreed to meet and where they should actually meet?

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Level 4

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Algebra

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