
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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Betty goes to the store to buy apples and oranges. The weight of the apples she buys, in pounds, is at least 8 pounds more than thrice the weight of the oranges, and is no more than four times the weight of the oranges. Find the least number of pounds of oranges that Betty could buy.

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