
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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Ike and Mike visit a café with $40 to spend. Sandwiches cost $5 each and soft drinks cost $1.25 each. They plan to buy at least 2 soft drinks, spending the rest on as many sandwiches as they can. Determine the total number of items Ike and Mike will buy.

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