
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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Let $x$ and $y$ be positive integers such that $x \times y = 48$, and $x$ is a multiple of 4. The largest possible value of $x + y$ is:
A) 16  
B) 26  
C) 19  
D) 49  
E) 14

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