
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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A sample consisting of five observations has an arithmetic mean of $6$ and a median of $10$. Determine the smallest value that the range (largest observation minus smallest) can assume for such a sample.
A) 5
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15

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