
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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Several students decided to buy a tape recorder priced between 170 and 195 dollars. However, at the last moment, two students decided not to participate in the purchase, so each of the remaining students had to contribute 1 dollar more. How much did the tape recorder cost?

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