
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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John wants to determine the average number of candies in a bag of candies. He purchases 9 bags of candies, opens them, and counts the number of candies in each one. He finds that the bags contain 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, and 25 candies. What is the average number of candies in a bag?

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