
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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There are 12 stops (including the end stops) on a bus route. The bus can accommodate 20 passengers. Once, the bus traveled the entire route, stopping at each stop, with the condition that no two passengers got on and off at the same stop. What is the maximum number of passengers the bus could have carried on this trip?

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