
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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Five friends initially planned to share the cost of a road trip equally. However, three more friends decided to join them at the last minute. As a result, the share of the cost for each of the original five decreased by $\$$15.00. What was the total cost of the trip, in dollars?

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