
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]


system
John's bookshelf holds seven books with the following widths in centimeters: $7$, $\frac{3}{4}$, $1.25$, $3$, $8$, $2.5$, and $12$. What is the average book width, in centimeters?
A) $\frac{241}{49}$ cm
B) $5$ cm
C) $4$ cm
D) $3$ cm
E) $3.5$ cm

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