
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]


system
A math club consists of 8 boys and 10 girls. The instructor needs to select a team of 8 students to participate in a state competition. The team must consist of an equal number of boys and girls. In how many ways can the instructor select the team to have 4 boys and 4 girls?

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