
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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Sam goes to the market to buy oats and rice. The weight of oats he buys, in pounds, is at least 4 pounds more than twice the weight of the rice, and is no more than three times the weight of rice. Determine the minimum number of pounds of rice that Sam could buy.

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