
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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Two friends, Ben and Carol, share 30 chocolates. Carol eats some number of chocolates that is a positive multiple of the number of chocolates eaten by Ben. If they finish all 30 chocolates, then what is the maximum number of chocolates that Ben could have eaten?

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