
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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In a given year, the price of a product increased by $30\%$ during January, fell by $15\%$ during February, rose by $10\%$ during March, and fell by $y\%$ during April. The price of the product at the end of April was the same as it had been at the beginning of January. What is $y$?
A) 15%
B) 16%
C) 18%
D) 20%
E) 22%

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