
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 physical education teacher lined up the class so that everyone was facing him. There are 12 people to the right of Kolya, 20 people to the left of Sasha, and 8 people to the right of Sasha. How many people are to the left of Kolya?

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