
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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At a local beach festival, a vendor offers a special deal on flip-flops. If you buy one pair at the regular price of $45, you get the second pair at a 30% discount, and if you buy a third pair, it costs only 40% of the regular price. Maria opts to buy three pairs under this festival offer. Calculate the percentage of the total regular price that Maria saved.

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