
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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Given that Ms. Thompson teaches a course with 20 students, the average score of the first 19 students is 72, and the average score of all 20 students is 74, calculate the score achieved by Alex on the test.

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