
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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Pauline Bunyan can shovel snow at the rate of 25 cubic yards for the first hour, decreasing by 1 cubic yard each subsequent hour. If her driveway is 5 yards wide, 12 yards long, and covered with snow 2.5 yards deep, then the number of hours it will take her to shovel it clean is closest to:
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
E) 10

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