
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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Jacob wants to buy a pair of sneakers that costs $\$42.50$. After checking his wallet, he finds he has four $\$5$ bills, six $\$1$ bills, ten quarters, and a number of nickels. What is the minimum number of nickels that must be in his pile so he can afford the sneakers if the sales tax is 8%?

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