
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]


system
In a labor and technical competition among five students: A, B, C, D, and E, the rankings from first to fifth place were determined. When A and B asked about their results, the respondent told A, "Unfortunately, both you and B did not win the championship"; and told B, "You certainly are not the worst." Based on these responses, how many different possible ranking arrangements are there for the five students? (Fill in the number)

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