
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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A cell population, where every hour 2 cells die and each of the remaining cells divides into 2. If initially there are 5 cells, after $n$ hours, the number of cells in this population will be.

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