
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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On Monday, 5 students in the class received A's in math, on Tuesday 8 students received A's, on Wednesday 6 students, on Thursday 4 students, and on Friday 9 students. None of the students received A's on two consecutive days. What is the minimum number of students that could have been in the class?

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