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

Answer 1

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.