
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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Xiao Ming is playing a ring-toss game. Hitting a chicken earns 9 points, hitting a monkey earns 5 points, and hitting a dog earns 2 points. Xiao Ming tossed 10 rings in total, hitting a target every time, and each type of toy was hit at least once. If Xiao Ming scored a total of 61 points from 10 tosses, what is the minimum number of times the chicken was hit?

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