
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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Ms. Johnson awards bonus points to students in her class whose test scores are above the median. The class consists of 81 students. What is the maximum number of students who could receive bonus points?

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