<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 At a garage sale, all of the items were sold at different prices. The price of a radio sold at the garage sale was the nth highest price and the 23rd lowest price among the prices of the items sold. There were 38 items sold at the garage sale. What is the value of n? Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
<think>
user
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At a garage sale, all of the items were sold at different prices. The price of a radio sold at the garage sale was the nth highest price and the 23rd lowest price among the prices of the items sold. There were 38 items sold at the garage sale. What is the value of n?
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