
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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There are 8 classes in a certain high school's sophomore year, and there are 10 "Merit Student" spots to be distributed among these classes. Given that each class receives at least one spot, calculate the number of possible distribution methods.

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