
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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John started collecting coins. He collected 12 coins on the first day. Each subsequent day, he collected twice as many coins as he had collected the previous day. If he collected coins for 4 consecutive days, what was the average number of coins collected per day?

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