
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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Samantha and Alex enter a bakery with a total of $50.00 to spend. Cupcakes cost $3.00 each and pastries cost $2.50 each. They decide to buy as many cupcakes as they can, and spend any remaining money on pastries. Find the total number of items they will buy.

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