
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]

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Assume a chart shows the 1990 U.S. population, in millions, for each region by ethnic group. To the nearest percent, what percent of the U.S. Hispanic population lived in the West?
\[\begin{tabular}[t]{c|cccc}  & NE & MW & South & West \\ \hline White & 40 & 55 & 60 & 30 \\ Hispanic & 8 & 6 & 10 & 16 \\ Asian & 2 & 2 & 2 & 5 \\ Other & 2 & 2 & 3 & 5  \end{tabular}\]
A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 35%
D) 40%
E) 45%

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