
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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When two ounces of water are added to a mixture of acid and water, the new mixture becomes 25% acid. After that, when three ounces of acid are added to this new mixture, the mixture becomes 40% acid. What was the percentage of acid in the original mixture?
**A)** 22%  
**B)** 25%  
**C)** 30%  
**D)** 35%  
**E)** 40%

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