Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party. Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than 1 over 3 the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. How many cupcakes does JoJo decorate?

Answer 1

Let J be the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
Darcy:8=2+(1/3)J
Multiplying through the parentheses, we get 8=2+J/3
Subtracting 2 from both sides, we get 6=J/3
Multiplying both sides by 3, we get <<6*3=18>>18=J
JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes. Answer: \boxed{18}.