
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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In a $60$-question exam, each student scores $5$ points for a correct answer, loses $1$ point for an incorrect answer, and receives $0$ points for an unanswered question. If Mike scored $140$ points on this exam, what is the maximum number of questions he could have answered correctly?
A) 30
B) 31
C) 32
D) 33
E) 34

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