
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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Two friends, Bob and Carol, share 36 chocolates. Carol eats a number of chocolates that is a positive multiple of the number of chocolates eaten by Bob. If they finish all 36 chocolates, what is the maximum number of chocolates that Bob could have eaten?

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