
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 greyhound race included 36 dogs. The number of dogs that finished before Punta was four times smaller than the number of dogs that finished after him.

What place did Punta finish in?

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