
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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In a history class, all students took an 80-point quiz. Four students scored the maximum of 80 points. Every student scored at least 50 points, and the mean score was 65. What is the smallest possible number of students in the class?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8 
D) 9

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