
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 a math competition consisting of 12 problems, a student earns 4 points for each correct answer and loses 1 point for an incorrect one. Additionally, a bonus of 5 points is given if the student answers at least 9 problems correctly. If Elena answered all problems and her final score was 38, how many problems did she answer correctly?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 11
E) 12

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