
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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In a colorful family, there were equal numbers of white, blue, and striped octopus children. When a few blue octopus children became striped, the father decided to count the children. There were 10 blue and white together, and 18 white and striped together. How many children are in the colorful family?

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