
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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A gambler starts with $128 and makes 8 bets, winning four times and losing four times in a specific order: Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Loss, Win, Loss, Win. Each wager is for half the money remaining at the time of the bet. Determine the final amount of money the gambler has if each win doubles the amount wagered and each loss halves the current amount.
A) $40.5$
B) $48$
C) $54$
D) $72$

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