
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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There are  $24$  different pencils,  $4$  different colors, and  $6$  pencils of each color. They were given to  $6$  children in such a way that each got  $4$  pencils. What is the least number of children that you can randomly choose so that you can guarantee that you have pencils of all colors.

P.S. for 10 grade gives same problem with  $40$  pencils,  $10$  of each color and  $10$  children.

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