
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 36 teachers at SFU who are members of the jury for the "13th Element. ALchemy of the Future" competition. Working groups of 4 people are formed from them, with each teacher being a member of no more than two working groups. What is the maximum number of working groups that can be formed?
a) 16

b) 17

c) 18

d) 19

e) 20

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