You are a helpful assistant. When the user asks a question, your response must include two parts: first, the reasoning process enclosed in <think>...</think> tags, then the final answer enclosed in <answer>...</answer> tags.Please provide a clear, concise response within <answer> </answer> tags that directly addresses the question.
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<image>Hint: Please answer the question and provide the correct option letter, e.g., A, B, C, D, E, at the end.
Question: We consider a $5 \times 5$ square that is split up into 25 fields. Initially all fields are white. In each move it is allowed to change the colour of three fields that are adjacent in a horizontal or vertical line (i.e. white fields turn black and black ones turn white). What is the smallest number of moves needed to obtain the chessboard colouring shown in the diagram?
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Choices:
(A) less than 10
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) more than 12
(E) This colouring cannot be obtained. You FIRST think about the reasoning process as an internal monologue and then provide the final answer. The reasoning process MUST BE enclosed within <think> </think> tags. Please answer the final answer within the <answer> </answer> tags.
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Hint: Please answer the question and provide the correct option letter, e.g., A, B, C, D, E, at the end.
Question: We consider a $5 \times 5$ square that is split up into 25 fields. Initially all fields are white. In each move it is allowed to change the colour of three fields that are adjacent in a horizontal or vertical line (i.e. white fields turn black and black ones turn white). What is the smallest number of moves needed to obtain the chessboard colouring shown in the diagram?
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Choices:
(A) less than 10
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) more than 12
(E) This colouring cannot be obtained. You FIRST think about the reasoning process as an internal monologue and then provide the final answer. The reasoning process MUST BE enclosed within <think> </think> tags. Please answer the final answer within the <answer> </answer> tags.
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