
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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Alicia earns $25 per hour, of which $2\%$ is deducted for local taxes and an additional $0.5\%$ for state taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia's wages are used to pay these taxes combined?
A) 25 cents
B) 50 cents
C) 62.5 cents
D) 75 cents
E) 100 cents

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