
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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Let \( n = 16^{500} \). Which of the following is equal to \( \frac{n}{8} \)?
(Note: the new problem statement without choices will be answered after the solution)
A) \( 2^{1997} \)
B) \( 4^{998.5} \)
C) \( 16^{999} \)
D) \( 8^{4000} \)
E) \( 4^{1997} \)

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