
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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In the summer of 2000, a local community garden begun with 500 volunteers. Each subsequent year, the number of volunteers increases by 50%. Calculate the expected number of volunteers in the summer of 2004.
A) 1500
B) 2000
C) 2200
D) 2532
E) 2800

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