
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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Ike and Mike enter a cafe with a total of $40.00 to spend. Sandwiches now cost $5.00 each, and soft drinks cost $1.50 each. They want to buy as many sandwiches as possible first, and then spend any remaining money on soft drinks. Calculate the total number of items (sandwiches plus soft drinks) they will purchase.

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