
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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Anita is distributing candies to her classmates. When she groups them in sets of 6, she has 5 remaining. When she groups them in sets of 8, she has 3 remaining. When she groups them in sets of 9, she has 7 remaining. What is the smallest number of candies Anita could have?

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