
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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Mr. A owns a home worth $12,000. He sells it to Mr. B at a 20% profit, then Mr. B sells the house back to Mr. A at a 15% loss, and finally Mr. A sells the house to Mr. C at a 10% profit. Calculate Mr. A's total net gain or loss.

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