
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 water channel with an inside diameter of 8 inches is designed to transport water from a lake to a village. Assuming no water loss due to friction or turbulence, how many pipes each with an inside diameter of 1.5 inches and of the same length are required to transport an equivalent volume of water?

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