Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party. Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than 1/3 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 represent the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates as "x".

According to the information given, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 1/3 of the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.

This can be written as: 8 = (1/3)x + 2.

We can subtract 2 from both sides of the equation to isolate (1/3)x: 8 - 2 = (1/3)x.

Simplifying, we get: 6 = (1/3)x.

Multiplying both sides of the equation by 3, we get: 18 = x.

Therefore, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.