
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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Al, Betty, and Clare split $\$2000$ among them to be invested in different ways. Each begins with a different amount. At the end of one year, they have a total of $\$3500$. Betty triples her money, Clare doubles her money, whereas Al has managed to lose $\$150$. What was Al's original portion?

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