
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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Four friends initially plan a road trip and decide to split the fuel cost equally. However, 3 more friends decide to join at the last minute. Due to the increase in the number of people sharing the cost, the amount each of the original four has to pay decreases by $\$$8. What was the total cost of the fuel?

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