
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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Five friends initially planned a road trip and decided to split the gas cost equally. Before they left, 3 more friends joined their trip causing the cost per person to be recalculated and redistributed among everyone. The cost for each of the original 5 friends decreased by $15.00 after the additional friends joined. Determine the entire cost of gas for the trip.

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