
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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Ms. Taylor awards extra credit on tests to students whose test scores exceed the class average. If 50 students take the test, what is the maximum number of students who can receive extra credit?

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