
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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For every $5^\circ$ rise in temperature, the volume of a certain gas expands by $5$ cubic centimeters. If the volume of the gas is $40$ cubic centimeters when the temperature is $40^\circ$, what was the volume of the gas in cubic centimeters when the temperature was $20^\circ$?
A) 10 cm³  
B) 15 cm³  
C) 20 cm³  
D) 25 cm³  
E) 30 cm³

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