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?
Let x be the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates
Darcy:x+2
x+(x+2)*3/4=8
(4x+8)/4=8
4x+8=32
4x=24
x=<<6=6>>6 cupcakes. Answer: \boxed{6}.
Let's represent the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates as "x".
According to the given information, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 1/3 of the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates.
So, we can write the equation as:
8 = (1/3)x + 2
To solve for x, we need to isolate it.
Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation:
8 - 2 = (1/3)x
Simplify:
6 = (1/3)x
To isolate x, multiply both sides of the equation by 3:
3 * 6 = 3 * (1/3)x
Simplify:
18 = x
Therefore, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.
To find out how many cupcakes JoJo decorates, we first need to translate the problem into a mathematical equation.
Let's call the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates as "x."
According to the problem, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 1/3 of the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates. So, we can write this as an equation:
8 = (1/3)x + 2
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 2 from both sides:
8 - 2 = (1/3)x
Simplifying, we get:
6 = (1/3)x
Now, to solve for x, we multiply both sides by 3 to get rid of the fraction:
6 * 3 = x
18 = x
Therefore, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.