
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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There are 300 sprinters registered for a 200-meter dash at a local track meet, where the track has only 8 lanes. In each race, 3 of the competitors advance to the next round, while the rest are eliminated immediately. Determine how many races are needed to identify the champion sprinter.

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