
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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Ike and Mike go into a sandwich shop with a total of $35.00 to spend. Sandwiches cost $5.00 each and soft drinks cost $1.50 each. Ike and Mike plan to buy as many sandwiches as they can, and use any remaining money to buy soft drinks. Counting both sandwiches and soft drinks, how many items will they buy?
A) 6  
B) 7  
C) 8  
D) 9  
E) 10

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