
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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Mary is about to pay for seven items at the grocery store. The prices of the items are $12.99, $9.99, $7.99, $6.50, $4.99, $3.75, and $1.27. Mary will pay with a fifty-dollar bill. What is the closest to the percentage of the $50.00 that she will receive in change?
A) 3%
B) 5%
C) 7%
D) 10%
E) 12%

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