Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party. Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than 1/3

Question

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 the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates be represented by \( x \).

According to the information provided, we can set up the equation:

\[ 8 = \frac{1}{3}x + 2 \]

First, we'll subtract 2 from both sides:

\[ 8 - 2 = \frac{1}{3}x \]

\[ 6 = \frac{1}{3}x \]

Next, we can multiply both sides by 3 to solve for \( x \):

\[ 6 \times 3 = x \]

\[ x = 18 \]

So, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.