
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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Let x be the initial number of volunteers. Given that 50% of the volunteers are girls, the number of girls is 0.5x. Subsequently, three girls leave and three boys join the volunteers, resulting in girls making up 40% of the total group. Express this as an equation and solve for x.

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