
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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Three children are sharing 20 apples, with each child getting at least one apple, and the number of apples each child gets is an integer. How many ways can the apples be distributed?

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