
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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In a kindergarten, 5 children eat porridge every day, 7 children eat porridge every other day, and the rest never eat porridge. Yesterday, 9 children ate porridge. How many children will eat porridge today?

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