
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 math competition, there are 5 problems, each with a different natural number score. The smaller the problem number, the lower its score (for example, the score for problem 1 is less than the score for problem 2). Xiao Ming solved all the problems correctly. The total score for the first 2 problems is 10 points, and the total score for the last 2 problems is 18 points. How many points did Xiao Ming score in total?

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