
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 basketball game, Michael set a new school record when his team scored 72 points. The eight other players on his team averaged 4.5 points each. How many points did Michael score to set the new school record?

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