
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

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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The U.S. produces about 8 million tons of apples each year. Initially, $30\%$ of the apples are mixed with other products. If the production increases by 1 million tons, the percentage mixed with other products increases by $5\%$ for each additional million tons. Of the remaining apples, $60\%$ is used to make apple juice and $40\%$ is sold fresh. Calculate how many million tons of apples are sold fresh.

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