
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 lecture hall has rows of connected desks, with each row seating 6 people. Students can only exit the hall from the ends of the desks. During an exam, if a student sitting in the middle wants to submit their paper early, they need to disturb others. Let the number of students in a row who need to disturb others to submit their paper be a random variable \( X \). The expected value of \( X \) is _____

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