
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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An auditorium has been expanded to accommodate 25 rows, with the first row containing 15 seats. Each subsequent row contains one more seat than the one before it. If an exam setup dictates that students must sit in any row but must leave at least one seat empty between them, what is the maximum number of students that can be accommodated?
A) 430
B) 439
C) 444
D) 449
E) 465

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