
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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Jacob earns 25 dollars per hour, of which 2% is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Jacob's wages are used to pay local taxes?
A) 40 cents
B) 45 cents
C) 50 cents
D) 55 cents
E) 60 cents

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