
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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(2016, Shandong Gaomi) Dad is 28 years older than Xiao Ming. Dad's age this year is three times that of Xiao Ming. How old is Xiao Ming this year? (Solve using an equation, first write the equation of the relationship, then solve it)

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