
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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A teacher instructs the class:

"Think of a number, add 3 to it, and triple the result. Give the answer to your partner. Partner, subtract 2 from the number you are given and multiply the result by 4 to get your answer."

Ben thinks of the number $8$, and gives his answer to Sue. What should Sue's answer be?
A) 120  
B) 124  
C) 130  
D) 136  
E) 140

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