
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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Farmer James has three types of cows on his farm. A cow with zero legs is called a  $\textit{ground beef}$ , a cow with one leg is called a  $\textit{steak}$ , and a cow with two legs is called a  $\textit{lean beef}$ . Farmer James counts a total of  $20$  cows and  $18$  legs on his farm. How many more  $\textit{ground beef}$ s than  $\textit{lean beef}$ s does Farmer James have?

*Proposed by James Lin*

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