Problem:
A ferry boat shuttles tourists to an island every hour starting at AM until its last trip, which starts at PM. One day the boat captain notes that on the AM trip there were tourists on the ferry boat, and that on each successive trip, the number of tourists was fewer than on the previous trip. How many tourists did the ferry take to the island that day?
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Solution:
The ferry boat makes 6 trips to the island. The number of tourists shuttled was
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