
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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A class conducted a science experiment and recorded the growth of plants in centimeters over a series of weeks. The results are displayed in a stem and leaf plot. Calculate the mean growth of the plants. (Note: $2|7$ represents 27 centimeters.)

Growth of Plants in the Experiment (centimeters)

$1|5\;6\;9$

$2|2\;4\;7\;8\;8\;9\;9$

$3|0\;1\;3\;4\;6$

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