
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 sports coach distributes 40 water bottles among 25 athletes before a game, with each athlete receiving at least one water bottle. Calculate the maximum number of water bottles one athlete could have received, assuming everyone received at least one.

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