
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 a college with 400 students, 50% of the sophomores play a musical instrument, while 40% of the non-sophomores do not play a musical instrument. Overall, 44% of the students do not play a musical instrument. How many non-sophomores play a musical instrument?
A) 126
B) 136
C) 144
D) 164
E) 180

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