
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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In a small rugby league, there are ten teams. Throughout the season, each team competes exactly four times against each of the other teams. Calculate the total number of matches played during the season.

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