
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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Anna and her brother observed a freight train as it started crossing a tunnel. Anna counted 8 cars in the first 15 seconds. It took the train 3 minutes to completely pass through the tunnel at a constant speed. Determine the most likely number of cars in the train.

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