
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  $100$  school students from two clubs  $A$  and  $B$  standing in circle. Among them  $62$  students stand next to at least one student from club  $A$ , and  $54$  students stand next to at least one student from club  $B$ .
1) How many students stand side-by-side with one friend from club  $A$  and one friend from club  $B$ ?
2) What is the number of students from club  $A$ ?

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