
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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A certain organism begins as five cells. Each cell splits and becomes two cells at the end of every three days. At the end of the ninth day, three cells die. This process lasts for a total of 12 days, and no other cells die during this time. How many cells are there at the end of the $12^\text{th}$ day?

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