
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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Calculate the sum of the following series and subtract 8:
$$\frac{5}{3}+\frac{13}{9}+\frac{41}{27}+\frac{125}{81}+\frac{379}{243}+\frac{1145}{729}-8$$
A) $\frac{950}{729}$
B) $\frac{950}{243}$
C) $\frac{950}{81}$
D) $\frac{950}{27}$
E) $\frac{950}{9}$

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