Stamps collection
Together, Peter and Jan had 52,000 stamps in their collection. To compete with their friend, they must have 56700 stamps. They agreed that Peter would increase his collection by 8 percent and Jan would give 10 percent more than he has. How many stamps did each of them have originally?
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