A cruise ship is currently 14 kilometers away from its port and is traveling away from the port at 8 kilometers per hour. The function $\displaystyle {y}={8}{x}+{14}$ relates the number of kilometers $\displaystyle {y}$  the ship will be from its port $\displaystyle {x}$ hours from now. How far will the cruise ship be from its port 3.5 hours from now?

The cruise ship will be about kilometers from port 3.5 hours from now.

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