
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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The marked price of a book was 40% less than the suggested retail price. Alice purchased the book for 40% off the marked price during a special promotional event. What percent of the suggested retail price did Alice pay?
A) 30%
B) 34%
C) 36%
D) 40%
E) 45%

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