
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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Jacob made 18 of his first 45 shots in the first three games of the basketball season, achieving a shooting average of 40%. In the next game, he attempted 15 shots and managed to increase his seasonal shooting average to 45%. How many of these 15 shots did he need to make?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
E) 11

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