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2012 Fermat Problem 9
Mary and Sally were once the same height. Since then, Sally grew 20\% taller and Mary's height increased by half as many centimetres as Sally's height increased. Sally is now 180 cm tall. How tall, in cm, is Mary now?
\textbf{(A)}\ 144\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 165\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 162\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 150\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 170
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