
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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On Children's Day, Xiaoxue and 9 other children are each dressed as a number from 1 to 10 and lined up in a row. The children to the left of Xiaoxue are all dressed as odd numbers, and those to the right of Xiaoxue are all dressed as even numbers. What is the maximum number of children to the left of Xiaoxue?

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