
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 classroom, Ronnie observes fifteen students mingling during a break. Curious about the dynamics, Ronnie decides to count how many unique pairs of students could be formed where students either know each other or don’t. How many different pairs can Ronnie observe?

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