
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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In a class of 80 students, all students participate in a math competition. To encourage higher performance, the teacher decides to give out special awards to those whose scores are above the average score of the class. What is the maximum number of students who can receive this award?

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