
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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Alice has $10q + 2$ quarters, whereas Bob has $2q + 10$ quarters. If the difference in the number of their quarters is converted to nickels, how much more money does Alice have than Bob in nickels?
**A)** \(40(q - 1) \text{ nickels}\)  
**B)** \(30(q - 1) \text{ nickels}\)  
**C)** \(50(q - 1) \text{ nickels}\)  
**D)** \(35(q - 1) \text{ nickels}\)  
**E)** \( none of these \)

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