
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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Jacques and Gillian were given a basket containing 25 pieces of fruit by their grandmother. On the way home, Jacques ate one apple and three pears and Gillian ate three apples and two pears. When they got home they found the basket contained the same number of apples as it did pears and no other types of fruit. How many pears were they given by their grandmother?
A 12  
B 13  
C 16  
D 20  
E 21

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