
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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Mário bought some treats at the market, with 3 chocolates costing the same as 2 popsicles and 2 lollipops costing the same as 5 chocolates.

a) Mário decided to return to the market with money to buy exactly 3 lollipops but decided to buy popsicles instead. How many popsicles was he able to buy?

b) If he had used the money for 3 chocolates, 2 popsicles, and 2 lollipops to buy the maximum possible number of treats, how many treats would he have bought?

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