
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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The mean, median, and unique mode of the positive integers 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, and $y$ are all equal. What is the value of $y$?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
E) 11

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