
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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By placing addition signs between some of the digits of the number 123456789, we can obtain various sums. For instance, we can obtain 279 with four addition signs: $123 + 4 + 56 + 7 + 89 = 279$. How many addition signs are necessary to obtain the number 54 in this manner?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8

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