
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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Grandma baked 19 pancakes. The grandchildren came home from school and started eating them. While the younger grandchild eats 1 pancake, the older grandchild eats 3 pancakes, and during this time, grandma manages to bake 2 more pancakes. When they finished, there were 11 pancakes left on the plate. How many pancakes did the older grandchild eat?

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