
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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Given that Gerry the Giraffe ate 220 bananas over the period from June 1 to June 8, each day eating 8 more bananas than the previous day, except on June 4 when he did not eat any bananas, determine how many bananas Gerry ate on June 8.

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