
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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Samantha turned 14 years old in the year she took the seventh AMC 8, and she moved to the U.S. three years before she took her first AMC 8. Given the first AMC 8 was held in 1983, calculate the year Samantha was born.

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