
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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If Alex gives Bob two pennies, Bob will have four times as many pennies as Alex has left. If Bob gives Alex two pennies, then Bob will have three times as many pennies as Alex has. Find how many pennies Bob initially has.

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