
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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North High School and South Academy want to assess student interests in sports. North High has 1800 students, with 30% preferring basketball. South Academy has 3000 students, with 35% preferring basketball. What percentage of students at both schools combined prefer basketball?
A) 31%
B) 32%
C) 33%
D) 34%
E) 35%

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