
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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Lila buys $17$ pens and $5$ notebooks for a total of $2.00$. A pen costs more than a notebook, and both items cost a whole number of cents. What is the total cost, in cents, of one pen and one notebook?
A) 14
B) 16
C) 18
D) 20
E) 22

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