
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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Mr. Smith received an inheritance last year. He paid $25\%$ in federal taxes on the inheritance and then paid $15\%$ of the remaining amount in state taxes. He paid a total of $\textdollar15000$ in both taxes combined. Determine the original amount of Mr. Smith's inheritance.
A) 40000
B) 41000
C) 41379
D) 42000
E) 43000

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