
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]

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Let \( x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, x_{4}, x_{5} \) be nonnegative real numbers whose sum is 300. Let \( M \) be the maximum of the four numbers \( x_{1} + x_{2}, x_{2} + x_{3}, x_{3} + x_{4}, \) and \( x_{4} + x_{5} \). Find the least possible value of \( M \).

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