
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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In the school sports meeting, all students of a certain class participated in either the basketball or volleyball competition. It is known that a total of 22 people participated in the volleyball competition, and a total of 26 people participated in the basketball competition. There were 4 people who participated in both basketball and volleyball competitions. Therefore, the total number of students in this class is ______.

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