
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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Rohan wants to cut a piece of string into nine pieces of equal length. He marks his cutting points on the string. Jai wants to cut the same piece of string into only eight pieces of equal length. He marks his cutting points on the string. Yuvraj then cuts the string at all the cutting points that are marked. How many pieces of string does Yuvraj obtain?

A 15  
B 16  
C 17  
D 18  
E 19

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