
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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James has $15$ coins consisting of only pennies and nickels. If James were to lose one penny, then the number of his pennies would equal the number of nickels. How much are James's coins worth altogether in cents?
A) 39 cents  
B) 41 cents  
C) 43 cents  
D) 45 cents  
E) 47 cents

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