
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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Bertha has 8 daughters and no sons. Each of these daughters has an equal number of daughters themselves, resulting in Bertha having a total of 40 daughters and granddaughters. No one in the second generation (granddaughters) has daughters of their own. How many of Bertha's daughters and granddaughters have no daughters?

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