
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 store increased the original price of a shirt by a certain percent, then added a 5% tax on the new price, and finally decreased the price by the same percent as the initial increase. After these changes, the resulting price was 76% of the original price. By what percent was the price initially increased and finally decreased?
A) 45%
B) 50%
C) 52.5%
D) 55%
E) 60%

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