
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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Along the school corridor hangs a Christmas garland consisting of red and blue bulbs. Next to each red bulb, there must be a blue bulb. What is the maximum number of red bulbs that can be in this garland if there are a total of 50 bulbs?

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