
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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The Hawks scored a certain number of points, and the total points scored by both teams together is 82. If the difference between the points scored by the Eagles and the Hawks is 18, and the spectator claimed that the Hawks scored 40 points, then determine the actual number of points the Hawks scored.

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