
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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In the book "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art," there are eight boats taken to the park, with each large boat holding six people and each small boat holding four people. There are thirty-eight students in total, and all the boats are fully occupied. If there are $x$ small boats, set up the equation that represents the total number of students transported.

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