
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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In 1960, there were 450,000 cases of German measles reported in the U.S. By the year 2000, the number decreased to 50 cases. Calculate the number of German measles cases that would have been reported in 1995 if the number decreased linearly over this period.

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