Darcy and JoJo are decorating cupcakes for a party. Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than 13
the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. How many cupcakes does JoJo decorate?
18
2
30
3
Let's break down the information given:
Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes.
The number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is 2 less than Darcy's cupcakes.
Let's solve for JoJo's cupcakes:
Let "x" be the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is equal to 13 cupcakes + 2 cupcakes.
8 = 13 + 2
8 = 15
Since this equation is not true, we can conclude that the statement is incorrect, and JoJo does not decorate 3 cupcakes.
Therefore, JoJo decorates 18 cupcakes.
Let's say the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is x.
According to the information given, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 13, the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
So we can set up the equation: 8 = 13 + 2x.
Subtracting 13 from both sides, we get: -5 = 2x.
Dividing both sides by 2, we find: -5/2 = x.
Therefore, JoJo decorates -5/2 cupcakes, which is not possible, as the number of cupcakes cannot be a fraction or negative.
Thus, there seems to be an error in the given information, and we cannot determine the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
To find out how many cupcakes JoJo decorates, we need to solve the equation given.
Let's represent the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates as 'J'.
According to the given information, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes which is 2 more than 13 times the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates.
Using this, we can write the equation as:
8 = 13J + 2
To solve for 'J', we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
Subtracting 2 from both sides, we get:
8 - 2 = 13J
Simplifying,
6 = 13J
Now, we can isolate 'J' by dividing both sides of the equation by 13:
6/13 = J
Therefore, JoJo decorates approximately 0.46 cupcakes, which is not a whole number.
So, the answer options provided do not accurately represent the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates.