
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 revised apple eating contest, eight students participate instead. Each student's results are updated as follows: Aaron ate 5 apples, Bella ate 3 apples, Claire ate 7 apples, Daniel ate 2 apples, Edward ate 4 apples, Fiona ate 3 apples, George ate 1 apple, and Hannah ate 6 apples. Aaron and Claire tied for eating the most apples, while George ate the fewest. How many more apples than George did Claire eat?

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