
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]

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# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Consider the following table showing the 1990 U.S. population, in millions, for each region by ethnic group. What percent of the U.S. Hispanic population lived in the West?
\[\begin{tabular}[t]{c|cccc} & NE & MW & South & West \\ \hline White & 40 & 60 & 70 & 30 \\ Hispanic & 3 & 4 & 12 & 6 \\ Asian & 2 & 2 & 3 & 8 \\ Other & 2 & 3 & 5 & 6 \end{tabular}\]
A) 20%
B) 24%
C) 28%
D) 32%
E) 36%

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