
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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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Ester goes to a stationery store to buy notebooks and pens. In this store, all notebooks cost $\mathrm{R} \$ 6.00$. If she buys three notebooks, she has R $4.00 left. If instead, her brother lends her an additional R $4.00, she will be able to buy two notebooks and seven pens, all of which are the same.

(a) How much does each pen cost?

(b) If she buys two notebooks and does not borrow money, how many pens can Ester buy?

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