
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 gives B as many cents as B has and C as many cents as C has. Similarly, B then gives A and C as many cents as each then has. C, similarly, then gives A and B as many cents as each then has. After this, each person gives half of what they have to each other person. If each finally has 24 cents, calculate the number of cents A starts with.

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