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Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party.  Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than  13
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the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. How many cupcakes does JoJo decorate?(1 point)
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Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party.  Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than  1/3
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the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. How many cupcakes does JoJo decorate?(1 point)
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Answered by GPT 3.5
To find out how many cupcakes JoJo decorates, we can subtract 2 from the number of cupcakes that Darcy decorates.

So, JoJo decorates 13 cupcakes.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To find out how many cupcakes JoJo decorates, we can set up an equation. Let's say JoJo decorates "x" cupcakes.

According to the given information, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 1/3 the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. We can express this relationship as:

Darcy's cupcakes = (1/3)x + 2

Substituting the known values, we have:

8 = (1/3)x + 2

To solve for x, we can subtract 2 from both sides of the equation:

8 - 2 = (1/3)x + 2 - 2

6 = (1/3)x

To isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

6 * 3 = (1/3)x * 3

18 = x

So, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.