
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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John started collecting coins on the first day he got 12 coins. Each subsequent day, he collected 10 more coins than the previous day. However, his collection was interrupted on the 7th day when he lost half of the coins he collected that day. If he collected coins for 8 consecutive days, what was the average number of coins collected per day?

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