
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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Betty goes to the store to buy flour and sugar. The amount of flour she buys, in pounds, is at least 8 pounds more than half the amount of sugar, and is no more than three times the amount of sugar. Find the minimum number of pounds of sugar Betty could buy.

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