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Fisherman
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Answer:
He didn't catch any fish the first day.
He caught 3 on the second day, 6 on the third day, 9 on the fourth day, and 12 on the fifth day.


AI says
This is a classic math problem. Let’s solve it step by step.

Let’s assume that the number of fish caught on the first day is x.
Then, the number of fish caught on the second day is x + 3,
on the third day is x + 6,
on the fourth day is x + 9,
and on the fifth day is x + 12.

The total number of fish caught during the tournament is given as 30.
Therefore, we can write the following equation:
x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x + 9) + (x + 12) = 30

Simplifying the above equation, we get:
5x + 30 = 30

Subtracting 30 from both sides, we get:
5x = 0

Dividing both sides by 5, we get:
x = 0

Therefore, the fisherman did not catch any fish on the first day

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