
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]

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, individuals need to maintain a distance of more than 1 meter between each other. A company has a conference room with 6 rows and 6 columns of seats, with a distance of more than 1 meter between adjacent seats. To ensure safety, the company stipulates that during meetings, no row or column can have 5 people continuously seated. Based on this requirement, the maximum number of people that the conference room can hold is $\qquad$.

As the pandemic worsens, the company's requirements have become stricter, stating that no row or column can have 4 people continuously seated. Based on this stricter requirement, the maximum number of people that the conference room can hold is $\qquad$.

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