
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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The International Mathematical Olympiad is being organized in Japan, where a folklore belief is that the number  $4$  brings bad luck. The opening ceremony takes place at the Grand Theatre where each row has the capacity of  $55$  seats. What is the maximum number of contestants that can be seated in a single row with the restriction that no two of them are  $4$  seats apart (so that bad luck during the competition is avoided)?

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