
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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Given that Lena bought eight markers at $\textdollar 3.00$ each, the store offered a 30% discount on all markers and a special deal where if you buy four markers, you get one additional marker free, calculate the amount Lena could have saved by purchasing during the sale.

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