
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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Divide 996 jin of cotton among eight sons for their expenses, such that each son receives 17 jin more than his elder brother, and determine the amount of cotton the eighth son receives.

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