
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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Toothpicks are used to make a grid that is $40$ toothpicks long and $25$ toothpicks wide, with an additional divider running down the middle from top to bottom. How many toothpicks are used altogether?
A) 1040
B) 1050
C) 2090
D) 2100

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