
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 shopper wants to buy 42 items priced at 48 yuan each on the 11th. Calculate the minimum number of orders he needs to place to minimize the total amount spent.

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