
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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Arnaldo, Bernaldo, Cernaldo, Dernaldo, and Ernaldo are students from different parts of Brazil who were chosen to represent their country at the international olympics. After several weeks of training, some friendships were formed. When asked how many friends they had made in the group, Arnaldo, Bernaldo, Cernaldo, and Dernaldo responded respectively that they had made 1, 2, 3, and 4 friends within the group. How many members of the group are friends with Ernaldo?

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