
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 physical education teacher tested the boys' $100$-meter run, with a requirement to finish within $15$ seconds (including $15$ seconds) to pass. The test scores of $8$ boys in a group are recorded in the table below, where "$+$" indicates exceeding $15$ seconds.

|-0.8|+1|-1.2|0|-0.7|+0.6|-0.4|-0.1|

$(1)$ What is the passing rate of this group of boys?<br/>$(2)$ What is the average score of this group of boys in seconds?

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