
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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On a vacation from the United States to Canada, James took $m$ U.S. dollars. At the border, he exchanged them all, receiving $12$ Canadian dollars for every $8$ U.S. dollars. After spending $72$ Canadian dollars, he had $m$ Canadian dollars left. What is the sum of the digits of $m$?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 11

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