
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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Ike and Mike enter a bakery with a total of $50.00 to spend. Sandwiches cost $6.00 each and pastries cost $1.50 each. They decide to buy as many sandwiches as they can with their money, then spend the remainder on pastries. Calculate the total number of items (sandwiches and pastries) they will buy.

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