
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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There are two ponds at the bottom of Gabrielle's garden, each containing frogs and toads. In one pond the ratio of frogs to toads is $3:4$. In the other pond the ratio of frogs to toads is $5:6$. Suppose there are 36 frogs in total. What then would be the largest possible total number of toads in the ponds? 

A) 48

B) 46

C) 44

D) 42

E) 40

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