
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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Areebah has an index card that measures $5 \times 8$ inches. If she decreases the length of one side by $2$ inches, the card’s area becomes $21$ square inches. How many square inches will the area of the card be if she decreases the length of the other side by $2$ inches instead?
A) 18 square inches
B) 20 square inches
C) 24 square inches
D) 30 square inches
E) 35 square inches

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