
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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When one ounce of water is added to a mixture of acid and water, the new mixture is \( 25\% \) acid. When one ounce of acid is then added to the new mixture, the mixture becomes \( 40\% \) acid. What was the percentage of acid in the original mixture?
A) 22%
B) 24%
C) 33%
D) 30%
E) 33⅓%

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