
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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The population of a town is increased to $800$. A new graph divides the population into four segments, each represented by a square. The graph specifies that one square out of four represents males. If the male population is exactly half of the town's population, how many males are there?
A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 400
E) 500

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