
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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In the ancient Chinese mathematical treatise "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art," there is a problem: "There are 30 pounds of raw silk, which, when dried, loses 3 pounds and 12 taels. If there are 12 pounds of dried silk, how many pounds of raw silk were there originally?" Therefore, the original amount of raw silk is ______ pounds.

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