
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 neighbor bought a certain quantity of beef at two shillings a pound, and the same quantity of sausages at eighteenpence a pound. If she had divided the same money equally between beef and sausages, she would have gained two pounds in the total weight. Determine the exact amount of money she spent.

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