<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>How many assets does each maintenance contract contain? List the number and the contract id.

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE Assets (maintenance_contract_id VARCHAR); CREATE TABLE Maintenance_Contracts (maintenance_contract_id VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT COUNT(*), T1.maintenance_contract_id FROM Maintenance_Contracts AS T1 JOIN Assets AS T2 ON T1.maintenance_contract_id = T2.maintenance_contract_id GROUP BY T1.maintenance_contract_id</codeend><|end|>