
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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Ray's car averages 50 miles per gallon of gasoline, and Tom's car averages 8 miles per gallon of gasoline. Ray drives 100 miles, and Tom drives 200 miles. What is the combined rate of miles per gallon of gasoline for both cars?
**A)** $\frac{100}{6}$  
**B)** $\frac{100}{9}$  
**C)** $\frac{50}{3}$  
**D)** $20$  
**E)** $25$

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