
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 an ancient Chinese mathematical treatise, there is a problem that goes: "There are 30 pounds of raw silk today. After drying, 3 pounds are lost. There are 12 pounds of dried silk now. How many pounds of raw silk were there originally?"

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