
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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Sending red envelopes with lucky amounts on WeChat on New Year's Eve is a way to express New Year's blessings. The amounts of 9 red envelopes from Xiao Hong's family are shown in the table below. The median amount of money in these 9 red envelopes is ______ yuan.

| Amount (yuan) | $1.78$ | $6.6$ | $8.8$ | $9.9$ |
|---------------|--------|-------|-------|-------|
| Number        | $2$    | $3$   | $3$   | $1$   |

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