
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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In a single tennis tournament with 104 players, the top 24 players get a bye in the first round. The rest of the players (80) are paired to play in the first round. How many matches are played in total to find the winner?

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