
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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A student drove $150$ miles to a conference in a sedan averaging $40$ miles per gallon. For the return trip, they borrowed a friend's truck and covered $180$ miles at an average of $24$ miles per gallon. What was the average gas mileage, in miles per gallon, for the entire journey?
A) 28.5 miles per gallon
B) 29 miles per gallon
C) 29.33 miles per gallon
D) 30 miles per gallon

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