
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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A certain police officer patrols on a motorcycle on an east-west avenue. One day he set off from the guard post and stayed at point $A$ in the evening. The travel records for the day are as follows (unit: kilometers): $+10$, $-8$, $+6$, $-13$, $+7$, $-12$, $+3$, $-1$. 

$(1)$ In which direction is point $A$ located from the guard post? Calculate and explain how far point $A$ is from the guard post. 

$(2)$ If the motorcycle consumes $0.05$ liters of fuel per kilometer, how much fuel does the motorcycle consume during the patrol that day? 

$(3)$ There is a gas station $6$ kilometers east of the guard post. The police officer passed the gas station ______ times during the patrol.

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