
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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Mike bought two books from the Canadian Super Mathematics Company. He paid full price for a \$33 book and received 50% off the full price of a second book. In total, he saved 20% on his purchase. In dollars, how much did he save?

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