
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 worldwide meteorological conference, each participant sequentially announced the average monthly temperature in their hometown. All other participants recorded the product of the temperatures in the announcer's and their own cities at that moment. A total of 48 positive and 42 negative numbers were recorded. What is the least number of times a positive temperature could have been announced?

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