
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 puppy, two smaller cats, and one larger cat together weigh 38 pounds. The puppy and the larger cat together weigh exactly three times as much as one smaller cat, and the puppy and the two smaller cats together weigh exactly the same as the larger cat. How many pounds does the puppy weigh?

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