
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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Teams A and B are playing in a basketball league where each game results in a win for one team and a loss for the other team. Team A has won $\tfrac{2}{3}$ of its games and team B has won $\tfrac{5}{8}$ of its games. Also, team B has won $7$ more games and lost $7$ more games than team A. Use this information to determine the number of games that team A has played.

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