
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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There are 34 participants in a math summer camp. The number of people ranked behind Ma Xiaotiao is twice the number of people ranked ahead of him, with no ties in rankings. What is Ma Xiaotiao's rank?

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