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Jonathan collects postcards and stamps. The number of postcards in his collection is 12 more than 3/4 the number of stamps. He has 39 postcards in all. If Jonathan has x stamps, which equation represents this situation and how many stamps does he have?

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12 + (3)/(4) x = 39


(3)/(4) x = 27


x = 36

Jonathan has 36 stamps.