
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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Four cousins Alan, Bob, Carl, and Dan are 3, 8, 12, and 14 years old, although not necessarily in that order. Alan is younger than Carl. The sum of the ages of Alan and Dan is divisible by 5. The sum of the ages of Carl and Dan is divisible by 5. What is the sum of the ages of Alan and Bob?
A 26
B 22
C 17
D 15
E 11

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