
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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Dean scored a total of 252 points in 28 basketball games. Ruth played 10 fewer games than Dean. Her scoring average was 0.5 points per game higher than Dean's scoring average. How many points, in total, did Ruth score?

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