
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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Given that there are three mathematics teachers: Mrs. Germain with 13 students, Mr. Newton with 10 students, and Mrs. Young with 12 students, and 2 students are taking classes from both Mrs. Germain and Mr. Newton and 1 additional student is taking classes from both Mrs. Germain and Mrs. Young. Determine the number of distinct students participating in the competition from all three classes.

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