
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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Petya and Vasya participated in a bicycle race. All participants started at the same time and finished with different times. Petya finished immediately after Vasya and ended up in tenth place. How many people participated in the race if Vasya was fifteenth from the end?

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