
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]

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Let x be the number of students with a "dislike" attitude in the whole class. Given that the number of students with a "neutral" attitude is 12 more than those with a "dislike" attitude, the number of students with a "neutral" attitude is x + 12. If a sample of 9 students included 5 students with a "like" attitude, 1 student with a "dislike" attitude, and 3 students with a "neutral" attitude, what is the number of students with a "like" attitude in the whole class?

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