
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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Sam's car averages 50 miles per gallon of gasoline, and Alex's car averages 20 miles per gallon of gasoline. Sam and Alex drive distances in the ratio of 2:3 respectively. What is the cars' combined rate of miles per gallon of gasoline?
A) 25 miles per gallon
B) 16 miles per gallon
C) 20 miles per gallon
D) 26.32 miles per gallon

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