
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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Kara meant to multiply a number by $8$ but accidentally divined by $8$. Afterwards, instead of doubling the result, she squared the value. As a result of these mishaps, Kara ended with the number $49$. If Kara had carried out the operations correctly, what would the resultant value have been?
A) 424
B) 780
C) 1024
D) 896
E) 1250

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