
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 a regional athletics competition, $275$ sprinters participate in a $100-$meter dash. The track can accommodate $8$ runners at a time, and in each race, the top 2 runners qualify for the next round while the others are eliminated. Determine the number of races required to declare the overall winner.

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