=          (1)

L = K + 3             (2)


Multiply (1) by 36 (both side) to get


9K = 8L               (3)


and then substitute  (2)  into (3). You will get


9K = 8*(K+3)  ====>  9K = 8K + 24  ====>  K = 24.


Answer.  K has 24 stamps;  L has 3 more, i.e. 27.

Let number of stamps Ken and Leroy have, be K and L, respectively

Then we get:  ====>  =======>  =======>  ----- eq (i)

Also, L = K + 3 ------- eq (ii)'

       ----- Substituting  for K in eq (ii)

      9L = 8L + 27 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 9

      9L - 8L = 27

      L, or number Leroy has =  

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