
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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If a school bus leaves the depot with 72 students on board, and one-third of the students get off the bus at each of the first four stops, and then 12 new students board the bus at the fifth stop, how many students are on the bus after the fifth stop?

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