
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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At an elementary school, the third graders, fourth graders, and fifth graders participate in a weekly running program. Over a typical week, third graders run an average of $8$ minutes on Monday, $10$ minutes on Wednesday, and $12$ minutes on Friday. Fourth graders run $10$ minutes each day for three days a week, and fifth graders run $12$, $15$, and $18$ minutes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, respectively. There are three times as many third graders as fourth graders, and there are half as many fifth graders as fourth graders. What is the average number of minutes run per day by these students?
**A)** $\frac{85}{9}$  
**B)** $10.5$  
**C)** $\frac{95}{9}$  
**D)** $11.5$

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