
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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The price of an article was initially increased by $15\%$. Afterward, it was decreased by $10\%$ and then further reduced by $5\%$. If the final price was $1400$ dollars, what was the original price?
A) $1350$ dollars
B) $1400$ dollars
C) $1425$ dollars
D) $1450$ dollars

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