James has 3 more than 2 times the number of Oreos Jordan has.  If there are 36 Oreos total, how many does Jordan have?
Let x represent the number of Oreos Jordan has.
James:3+2x Oreos.
Total:3+2x+x=36
3x+3=36
3x=33
x=
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11 Oreos.

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