
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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In a $60$-question multiple-choice exam, students receive $5$ points for a correct answer, $0$ points for an answer left blank, and lose $2$ points for an incorrect answer. Alex's total score on the exam was $150$. Calculate the maximum number of questions that Alex could have answered correctly.

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