
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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Xiaopang's mom went to buy apples and wanted to buy 5 kilograms. When paying, she found that she was 3 yuan and 5 jiao (0.5 yuan) short, so she bought 4 kilograms and had 1 yuan and 5 jiao (0.5 yuan) left. How much money did Xiaopang's mom have in total?

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