
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]


system
Six test scores have a mean of $85$, a median of $86$, and a mode of $88$. The sum of the two lowest test scores is?
A) $160$
B) $162$
C) $164$
D) $166$
E) $170$

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