
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 steamship departs from Le Havre to New York across the Atlantic Ocean every day at noon, and at the same time, a steamship from the same company departs from New York to Le Havre. The journey in each direction takes 7 days. How many ships from the same company traveling in the opposite direction will a steamship meet on its way from Le Havre to New York?

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