
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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The 5 a.m. temperatures for eight consecutive days were $-6^{\circ}$C, $-3^{\circ}$C, $x^{\circ}$C, $-6^{\circ}$C, $2^{\circ}$C, $4^{\circ}$C, and $3^{\circ}$C, with the eighth day's temperature being $0^{\circ}$C. If the mean temperature for the week was $-0.5^{\circ}$C, find the temperature $x$ on the third day.

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