
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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Using toothpicks of equal length, a rectangular grid is constructed. This grid is 30 toothpicks high and 15 toothpicks wide. What is the total number of toothpicks used to build this grid?
A) 500
B) 800
C) 865
D) 945
E) 1020

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