
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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Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Clark are organizing a joint sporting event for their eighth-grade classes in a single-elimination five-person-team soccer tournament. Each class sends four teams to compete. If 32 teams in total participate, how many games will be played to determine the winner?

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