
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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Al, Betty, and Clare split $\$1200$ among them to invest in various projects. They each start with different amounts of money. After one year, they accumulate a total of $\$1800$. This year, Betty has tripled her money and Clare has quadrupled her money, whereas Al has lost $\$200$. What was Al's original amount?

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