
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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In a PE class, all students of the 8th grade lined up in a row. It turned out that boys and girls alternated in the lineup. It is known that exactly 52% of the 8th-grade students are boys. Find the number of girls in the 8th grade. Do not forget to justify your answer.

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