
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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Students A, B, C, and D are sitting in a circle and counting in sequence. The rules are as follows:
1. The initial numbers called out by A, B, C, and D are 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Then A calls out 5, B calls out 6, and so on, following this pattern. The next student calls out a number that is one greater than the previous student. The counting ends when the number 50 is called out.
2. If the called number is a multiple of 3, the student who calls out the number must clap once. The number of times student A needs to clap is     .

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