
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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The extracurricular reading time of 35 students in a class per week is as shown in the table below:

| Time (hours) | 7   | 8   | 9   | 10  |
|--------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| Number of students | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 |

The mode of extracurricular reading time for the 35 students in the class is ______ hours.

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