
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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John was instructed to first add 5 to a number and then divide the result by 4. Instead, he multiplied the number by 5 and then added 4, resulting in 104. What would his answer have been if he had followed the instructions correctly?
A) 5.25
B) 6.25
C) 25
D) 100

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