
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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For which value of $x$ does the equation $\frac{x-3}{x-4} = \frac{x-5}{x-8}$ hold if $k = 7$?
**A)** 2  
**B)** 3  
**C)** 7  
**D)** 4  
**E)** 8

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