
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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Katherine makes Benj play a game called  $50$  Cent. Benj starts with  $\$ 0.50 $, and every century thereafter has a $ 50\% $ chance of doubling his money and a $ 50\% $ chance of having his money reset to $ \ $0.50$ . What is the expected value of the amount of money Benj will have, in dollars, after  $50$  centuries?

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