
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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Eight pepperoni circles with a diameter can exactly fit across the diameter of a $16$-inch pizza when placed. If a total of $32$ pepperoni circles of the same size are placed on this pizza without overlap, what fraction of the pizza is covered by the pepperoni?
A) $\frac{1}{3}$ 
B) $\frac{1}{2}$ 
C) $\frac{2}{3}$ 
D) $\frac{3}{4}$ 
E) $\frac{4}{5}$

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