
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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Susan wants to determine the average and median number of candies in a carton. She buys 9 cartons of candies, opens them, and counts the number of candies in each one. She finds that the cartons contain 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 candies. What are the average and median number of candies per carton?

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