
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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The ferry boat starts its service at 8 AM and continues transporting tourists every hour until its last trip at 5 PM. Initially, there were 120 tourists on the 8 AM trip, and thereafter, the number of tourists increased by 2 on each subsequent trip. Determine the total number of tourists transported by the ferry on that day.
**A)** 1230
**B)** 1275
**C)** 1290
**D)** 1305
**E)** 1350

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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