
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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Consider a solar system where the planets have the following numbers of moons:

| Planet   | Number of Moons |
|----------|-----------------|
| Mercury  | 0               |
| Venus    | 0               |
| Earth    | 3               |
| Mars     | 4               |
| Jupiter  | 18              |
| Saturn   | 24              |
| Uranus   | 17              |
| Neptune  | 1               |
| Pluto    | 3               |

What is the median number of moons per planet? Additionally, calculate the mean number of moons and compare it to the number of moons Earth has.

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