
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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Calculate $2.5 \times 8.5 \times (5.5 - 4.45 + 0.95)$ and determine which value it is closest to.
A) 40
B) 42
C) 45
D) 50
E) 55

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