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 this step-by-step:
According to the information given, we know that Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 13 cupcakes decorated by JoJo.
Let's set up an equation to represent this:
Darcy's cupcakes = JoJo's cupcakes + 2
We also know that Darcy's cupcakes are 8.
So, we can plug in the given values into the equation:
8 = JoJo's cupcakes + 2
Next, we isolate JoJo's cupcakes by subtracting 2 from both sides of the equation:
8 - 2 = JoJo's cupcakes
Simplifying the left side:
6 = JoJo's cupcakes
Therefore, JoJo decorates 6 cupcakes.
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation. Let's call the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates as "x". According to the problem, Darcy decorates 2 more than 13 times the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. So, we can write the equation as:
Darcy's cupcakes = 13x + 2
We also know that Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes. So, we can substitute this into the equation:
8 = 13x + 2
Now, we can solve for x. Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation:
8 - 2 = 13x + 2 - 2
6 = 13x
Divide both sides by 13:
6/13 = 13x/13
6/13 = x
Therefore, JoJo decorates 6/13 cupcakes, which is approximately 0.461 cupcakes. Since we can't have a fraction of a cupcake, we can round up or down. So, JoJo decorates either 0 or 1 cupcakes.