
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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At the first stop, 18 passengers boarded an empty bus. At each subsequent stop, 4 people got off and 6 people got on. How many passengers were on the bus between the fourth and fifth stops?

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