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Joe and Alan had a total of 33 marbles at first. After Joe lost 3 of his marbles and Alan lost 1/2 of his marbles, they had an equal number of marbles left. How many marbles did Alan have in the end?

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J-3 = (33-J)/2
J=13
Alan had 20

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