
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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A laptop is initially priced at $500.00. It is offered with successive discounts of 10% followed by an additional 20%. After all discounts, what is the final sale price of the laptop as a percentage of the original price?
**A)** 65% of $500.00$  
**B)** 72% of $500.00$  
**C)** 80% of $500.00$  
**D)** 90% of $500.00$

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