
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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Each pack of hot dogs contains 12 hot dogs, but each pack of hot dog buns still contains 8 buns. After a picnic, Kevin finds that he has 6 hot dogs left. What is the second smallest number of packs of hot dogs he could have bought?

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