
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

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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During the Olympics, a bus shuttles passengers back and forth on a north-south road. One morning, the bus departs from point $A$ and arrives at point $B$ in the evening. It is agreed that the north direction is positive. The travel records for that day (in kilometers) are as follows: +18, -9, +7, -14, -6, +13, -6, -8. Please answer the following questions based on calculations:
1. In which direction is point $B$ from point $A$, and how far apart are they in kilometers?
2. How many kilometers did the bus travel that day?
3. If the bus consumes 0.4 liters of fuel per kilometer, how many liters of fuel were consumed that day? (Round to two decimal places)

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