
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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There are $n$ mathematicians attending a conference. Each mathematician has exactly 3 friends (friendship is mutual). If they are seated around a circular table such that each person has their friends sitting next to them on both sides, the number of people at the table is at least 7. Find the minimum possible value of $n$.

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