
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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Define a new operation $\star$ such that for positive integers $a, b, c$, $a \star b \star c = \frac{a \times b + c}{a + b + c}$. Calculate the value of $4 \star 8 \star 2$.
**A)** $\frac{34}{14}$ **B)** $\frac{16}{7}$ **C)** $\frac{17}{7}$ **D)** $\frac{32}{14}$ **E)** $2$

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