
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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A new proposal for letter postage rates includes a base rate of $25$ cents for the first ounce and $18$ cents for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. Additionally, there is a flat overweight surcharge of $10$ cents for letters weighing more than $3$ ounces. Calculate the postage for a letter weighing $5.5$ ounces.
A) $1.10$ dollars
B) $1.25$ dollars
C) $1.33$ dollars
D) $1.45$ dollars

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