
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]

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# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A main water pipe with an inside diameter of 8 inches is used to supply water to a village. To replace this, smaller pipes with a diameter of 3 inches each are proposed. Assuming no water loss due to friction or turbulence, how many 3-inch diameter pipes are needed to carry the equivalent volume of water as the single 8-inch pipe?

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