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 2 30 3

Answer 1

Let's represent the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates with the variable J.
According to the problem, Darcy decorates 2 more cupcakes than 1/3 of JoJo's cupcakes.
So, Darcy decorates (1/3)J + 2 cupcakes.
We also know that Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes.
Therefore, we can write the equation: (1/3)J + 2 = 8.
Subtracting 2 from both sides, we get (1/3)J = 6.
To isolate J, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3, resulting in J = 18.
Therefore, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.
The correct answer is 18.