
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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Xiaoming brought some money to buy pens. In the store, he found that the pens were discounted by 12.5%. With the money he brought, he could buy 13 more pens than before. How many pens could he buy with this money before the discount?

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