
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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n+2 students played a tournament. Each pair played each other once. A player scored 1 for a win, 1/2 for a draw and nil for a loss. Two students scored a total of 8 and the other players all had equal total scores. Find n.

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