<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Given the numbers [5, 12, 29, 98], use basic arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /) to create an equation that results in the target 44. Each number must be used only once. Show your work in <think> </think> tags and write the resulting equation and answer in the <answer> </answer> tag format, such as <answer> (1 + 2) / 3 = 1 </answer>.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
<think>