
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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Given the sequence of monthly price changes for gasoline, with increases of 30% in January and 20% in March and a decrease of x% in April, and a final increase of 15% in May, calculate the value of x if the price of gasoline at the end of May is the same as it was at the beginning of January.

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