
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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Three is $15 \%$ of $x$ and $25 \%$ of $y$. Additionally, calculate the average of $x$ and $y$.
- \( \text{A}) \ 14 \)
- \( \text{B}) \ 15 \)
- \( \text{C}) \ 16 \)
- \( \text{D}) \ 17 \)
- \( \text{E}) \ 18 \)

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