
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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The scores of eight students on a quiz are 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, and 10. Determine which score should be removed to leave seven scores with the same mode and range as the original eight scores, but with a higher average (mean).

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