
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]


system
In the Russian football championship, there are 16 teams. Each team plays 2 matches with each of the other teams.

a) How many matches does "Uralan" have to play in a season?

b) How many matches are played in total during one season?

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