
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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Emily wants to estimate the average number of pencils in a box after purchasing 10 boxes of pencils. Due to manufacturing errors, it's possible that some boxes might be missing a pencil. She counts the pencils and finds the following numbers in each box: 12, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 18. What is the average number of pencils per box?

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