
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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Starting with the number 150, Michael repeatedly halves his number and then rounds down to the nearest whole number. How many operations must he perform until his number is reduced to 1?

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