
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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A sculptor wishes to create a cylindrical statue that is 9 inches high and has a diameter of 5 inches using modeling clay. Each block of clay is a right rectangular prism measuring 8 inches by 3 inches by 2 inches. How many whole blocks of modeling clay are required?

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