
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 250, Shaffiq repeatedly divides his number by three and then takes the greatest integer less than or equal to that number. How many times must he do this before he reaches the number 1?

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