James is 13 years older than one half of Abby's age. Monica is one year younger than four times Abby's age. If James and Monica are the same age, how old are they
J = 13+0.5A M = 4A - 1 Since J = M you can just say X = 13+0.5A X = 4A - 1 Merge the equations by getting rid of one of the variables and solve for the remaining variable