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A sum of money is distributed amongst a certain number of persons. The second receives Rs. 1 more than the first, the third Rs.2 more than the second, the fourth Rs. 3 more than the third find and so an. If the first person gets Re. 1 and the last person Rs. 67, what is the number of persons and the sum distributed?

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