
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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At a park event, each bench can either hold $8$ adults or $12$ children. When $N$ benches are connected, an equal number of adults and children precisely fill up all the spaces on the benches. What is the smallest positive integer value of $N$?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6

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