<human>:  James has 3 more than 2 times the number of Oreos Jordan has. If there are 36 Oreos total, how many does Jordan have?
<bot>: Define a variable ** Let x represent the number of Oreos Jordan has
How many Oreos does James have? ** James:3+2x Oreos
Write an equation ** Total:3+2x+x=36
Combine like terms ** 3x+3=36
Subtract 3 ** 3x=33
Divide by 3 ** x=<<11=11>>11 Oreos
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