
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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A shuttle bus departs to a mountain resort every two hours starting at 8 AM and finishing at 6 PM. The bus carries 80 tourists on the 8 AM trip, and on each successive trip, it carries 3 tourists fewer than on the previous trip. How many tourists did the shuttle bus transport to the resort that day?
A) 415
B) 435
C) 455
D) 475
E) 495

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