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Lisa is 12 centimeters taller than her friend Ian. Ian is 16 centimeters taller than Jim. Every month, their heights increase by 2 centimeters. In 8 months, the sum of Ian's and Jim's heights will be 170 centimeters more than Lisa's height. How tall is Ian now? Let h be Ian'a height today in centimeters.

(h+16)+(___)+16=(___)+170

Ian is _ centimeters tall now.

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Ian is 152 centimeters.
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