
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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Five friends are planning a road trip and will split the gas cost equally. At the last minute, 3 more friends decide to join the trip. Due to the increase in the number of friends, the cost per person for the original 5 decreases by $\$$9.00. What was the total cost of gas, in dollars?

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