
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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An $\textit{abundant number}$ is a positive integer, the sum of whose distinct proper factors is greater than the number itself. Determine how many numbers less than 50 are abundant numbers.

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