
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 large hall is setting up seating for a conference. They initially set up $144$ chairs, arranged in rows such that each row contains exactly $12$ chairs. The organizers expect $100$ participants and want to ensure nearly full occupancy with minimal empty seats while maintaining complete rows. How many chairs should be removed to meet this requirement?

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