
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:

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A store sells a type of notebook. The retail price for each notebook is 0.30 yuan, a dozen (12 notebooks) is priced at 3.00 yuan, and for purchases of more than 10 dozen, each dozen can be paid for at 2.70 yuan.  
(1) There are 57 students in the ninth grade class 1, and each student needs one notebook of this type. What is the minimum amount the class has to pay if they buy these notebooks collectively?  
(2) There are 227 students in the ninth grade, and each student needs one notebook of this type. What is the minimum amount the grade has to pay if they buy these notebooks collectively?

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