
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 maintenance team of the Jingha Expressway travels along the north-south highway for inspection and maintenance. If north is defined as positive and south as negative, the day's travel records are as follows (unit: kilometers): +16, -8, +9, -17, -3, +10, -5, -7, +4, +16.
$(1)$ The final destination of the maintenance team from the starting point is in the ______ direction (fill in "south" or "north"), and the distance from the starting point is ______ kilometers.
$(2)$ During the maintenance process, the farthest distance from the starting point is ______ kilometers.
$(3)$ If the car consumes 0.6 liters per kilometer, calculate how much fuel was consumed during this maintenance?

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