
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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Starting from any positive integer $n$, if $n$ is even, divide it by 2, and if $n$ is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1. Continue this process. Now, starting from the positive integer 3 and following the above operations, the final number you get is ___.

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