
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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The students in a class stand in a line. Counting from the front, Xiao Ming is the 23rd, and counting from the back, he is also the 23rd. How many students are there in the class in total?

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