
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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All the students in a geometry class took a $120$-point test. Seven students scored $120$, each student scored at least $70$, and the mean score was $90$. What is the smallest possible number of students in the class?
A) 16
B) 17
C) 18 
D) 19 
E) 20

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