
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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Jessica observed a raccoon and a rabbit collecting carrots and hiding them in separate holes for the winter. The raccoon hid 5 carrots in each hole it dug while the rabbit hid 8 carrots in each hole. Overall, both animals hid the same number of carrots, but the rabbit used 3 fewer holes than the raccoon. How many carrots did the raccoon hide?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 40
D) 45
E) 50

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