
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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Mady has an infinite number of balls and empty boxes available. Each box can hold up to five balls and is arranged in a row from left to right. At the first step, she places one ball in the first box. At each subsequent step, she places a ball in the first box that still has room for a ball and empties any boxes to its left. What is the total number of balls in the boxes as a result of Mady's 500th step?

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