
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 certain school, each tenth grader either always tells the truth or always lies. The principal called several tenth graders to his office and asked each one of them about each of the others, whether they are truth-tellers or liars. In total, there were 44 responses "truth-teller" and 28 responses "liar." How many truthful responses could the principal have received?

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