James has 7 more than 4 times the number of Oreos Jordan has.  If there are 52 Oreos total, how many does James have?
Define a variable ** Let x be the number of Oreos Jordan has
How many Oreos does James have? ** James has 7+4x Oreos
Write an equation ** Total: 7+4x+x=52
Combine like terms ** 5x+7=52
Subtract 7 from both sides ** 5x=45
Divide by 5 ** x=<<9=9>>9
How many Oreos does James have? ** James has 7+4(9)=43 Oreos
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