
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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Betty goes to the store to buy flour and sugar. The amount of flour she purchases, in pounds, must be at least 8 pounds more than three-quarters the amount of sugar, but cannot exceed double the amount of sugar. Determine the least amount of sugar, in pounds, that Betty could buy.

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