
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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Two 7th grade students and several 8th grade students participated in a chess tournament. The two 7th grade students scored 8 points in total, and each 8th grade student scored the same number of points. How many 8th grade students participated in the tournament? (Each participant plays one game against each of the other participants. A win is worth 1 point, a draw is worth 1/2 point, and a loss is worth 0 points.)

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