
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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Sri notices at the beginning of his office meeting that both his car clock and his accurate watch show 2:00 PM. When the meeting finishes, his accurate watch reads 2:40 PM, but his car clock reads 2:50 PM. Later that day, after losing his watch, Sri checks the time using his car clock, which reads 8:00 PM. What is the actual time?
A) 7:30 PM
B) 7:55 PM
C) 8:24 PM
D) 8:40 PM
E) 9:00 PM

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