
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]

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In Mr. Kennedy's class, 8 of the 20 students received an A on the latest exam. If the same ratio of students received an A in Mr. Holden's exam where he teaches 30 students, how many students in Mr. Holden's class received an A? If Mr. Holden had an additional quiz where the ratio of students who did not receive an A was half as much as those in the exam, how many students did not receive an A in the quiz?

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