
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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Betty goes to the store to buy rice and beans. The amount of rice she buys, in pounds, is at least 4 pounds more than twice the amount of beans, and is no more than thrice the amount of beans. Find the least number of pounds of beans that Betty could buy.

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