
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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Contractor Maria agreed to finish a project in 40 days. After 10 days, she observed that the 10 workers she had assigned had completed $\frac{1}{4}$ of the project. Assuming each worker has the same productivity, what is the minimum number of workers she must retain to ensure the project is completed on schedule?

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