
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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Five girls ran a race. Fiona started first, followed by Gertrude, then Hannah, then India, and lastly Janice. Whenever a girl overtook another girl, she was awarded a point. India was first to finish, followed by Gertrude, Fiona, Janice, and lastly Hannah. What is the lowest total number of points that could have been awarded?
A) 9
B) 8
C) 7
D) 6
E) 5

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