
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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Jenny goes to the market to buy oats and rice. The amount of oats she buys, in pounds, is at least 8 pounds more than one third the amount of rice, and is no more than twice the amount of rice. Find the least number of pounds of rice that Jenny could buy.

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