
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 father gave his children 6 dollars to share equally. However, two young cousins joined the group. The money was then divided equally among all the children, so each child received 25 cents less than originally planned. How many children were there in total?

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