
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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Contractor Maria agreed to complete a job in 40 days. After 10 days, she found that the 10 people assigned to the work had already completed $\frac{2}{5}$ of the job. Assuming all workers maintain the same rate of productivity, what is the minimum number of workers she must retain to ensure the job is completed on time?

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