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?(1 point) Responses 18 18 2 2 30 30 3
Explain how to set up the equation. Don't solve it.
Let's say the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is x. According to the problem, Darcy decorates 2 more cupcakes than 13 times the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates. So, the equation can be set up as 8 = 13x + 2.
To set up the equation, we need to represent the information given in the problem. Let's say that the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is "x".
According to the problem, Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 13 times the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates. So we can represent this as:
8 = 13x + 2
In this equation, 13x represents 13 times the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates, and adding 2 gives us the total number of cupcakes that Darcy decorates.
To set up the equation, we can use the information given in the problem. It states that Darcy decorates 8 cupcakes, which is 2 more than 13 times the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates.
Let's assume the number of cupcakes that JoJo decorates is represented by the variable 'J'. According to the problem, 13 times the number of cupcakes JoJo decorates would be 13J.
Since Darcy decorates 2 more cupcakes than 13J, we can express Darcy's number of cupcakes as 13J + 2.
So, the equation that represents the given information is: 13J + 2 = 8.
It is important to note that setting up the equation is just the first step in finding the answer. Solving the equation will give us the actual value of JoJo's decorated cupcakes.