Lisa has a certain amount of money. She spent $39 and has 3/4 of the original amount left. How much money did she have originally? Write an equation that you could use to solve this problem.

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Lisa has a certain amount of money. She spent $39 and has 3/4 of the original amount left. How much money did she have originally? Write an equation that you could use to solve this problem.
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