
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
Ian and Marcella play a game similar to the one described before, but with a twist. An integer between $0$ and $1999$ inclusive is chosen and given to Ian. Every time Ian receives a number, he triples it. Every time Marcella receives a number, she adds $150$ to it. The game ends when someone generates a number greater than $5000$. Given this setup, find the smallest initial number \( M \) that results in Marcella winning. What is the sum of its digits?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

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