
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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Compute the sum $\frac{4}{3} + \frac{8}{9} + \frac{18}{27} + \frac{40}{81} + \frac{88}{243} - 5$.
**A** $-\frac{1220}{972}$
**B** $-\frac{610}{486}$
**C** $-\frac{305}{243}$
**D** $-\frac{152.5}{121.5}$
**E** $-\frac{76.25}{60.75}$

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