
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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Bob goes to the store to purchase rice and beans. The amount of rice he buys, in pounds, is at least 8 pounds more than a third of the amount of beans, and is no more than three times the amount of beans. Determine the least number of pounds of beans that Bob could buy.

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