Question

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

Explain how to set up the equation. Don't solve it.

Answer 1

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. So, the equation can be set up as 8 = 13x + 2.