
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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The polar bear spent a total of 24 hours, and the remaining hours shown in the circle graph is 8. Calculate the number of hours the polar bear spent playing.

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