
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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Nine people got lost in the mountains and had enough food for five days. The next day, they met another group of people and shared their supplies evenly. After sharing, the supplies were enough for all of them for three more days. How many people were in the second group?

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