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= Solution

The <orbit-stabilizer theorem> states that for a finite <group> $G$ acting on a set $X$ and $x\in X$,
$$
\boxed{|G|=|Gx|\,|G_x|}.
$$
Define $G/G_x\to Gx$ by $gG_x\mapsto gx$. This is well-defined because $gG_x=hG_x$ exactly when $h^{-1}g\in G_x$, equivalently $gx=hx$. The same equivalence proves injectivity, and the definition of the orbit proves surjectivity. Thus $|Gx|=[G:G_x]$, giving the formula.

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