
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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A class randomly sampled the unit test scores of 10 students. Using 85 points as the benchmark, scores exceeding it are recorded as positive numbers, while scores below it are recorded as negative numbers. The recorded results are as follows: +8, -3, +12, -7, -10, -4, -8, +1, 0, +10.  
$(1)$ What is the highest score and the lowest score among these 10 students?  
$(2)$ What is the average score of the 10 students?

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