Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party. Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than 13 the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. How many cupcakes does JoJo decorate?(1 point) Responses 18 18 2 2 30 30 3 3
Let's solve the problem step by step:
Let's say the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is x.
According to the problem, Darcy decorates 2 more cupcakes than 13 times the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates, which translates to 13x + 2.
Now, we can set up an equation based on the information given:
Darcy's cupcakes = JoJo's cupcakes + 2
8 = 13x + 2
Subtracting 2 from both sides of the equation:
8 - 2 = 13x
6 = 13x
Dividing both sides by 13:
6/13 = x
Therefore, JoJo decorates around 0.46 cupcakes.
Since the number of cupcakes cannot be in decimal form, we cannot have a precise answer for the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates.
To solve this problem, we can start by setting up an equation. Let's assume the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is "x".
According to the information given, Darcy decorates 2 more cupcakes than 13 times the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. So, we can write the equation:
Darcy's cupcakes = 13 * JoJo's cupcakes + 2
Since we know that Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, we can substitute this value into the equation:
8 = 13x + 2
Now, we can solve this equation to find the value of "x" which represents the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
Subtracting 2 from both sides of the equation:
8 - 2 = 13x
6 = 13x
To isolate "x", divide both sides of the equation by 13:
6/13 = x
Therefore, JoJo decorates approximately 0.46 cupcakes. However, since we are dealing with whole cupcakes, we can round this number to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, JoJo decorates 0 cupcakes in this scenario.
Let's solve this step-by-step.
Let's assume the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is "x".
According to the information given, Darcy decorates 2 more than 13 times the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
So, Darcy decorates 13x + 2 cupcakes.
And we also know that Darcy decorates a total of 8 cupcakes.
Therefore, 13x + 2 = 8.
To find the value of x, we need to solve this equation.
Subtracting 2 from both sides, we have 13x = 6.
Dividing both sides by 13, we get x = 6/13.
So, JoJo decorates 6/13 cupcakes.
The correct answer is: JoJo decorates 6/13 cupcakes.