
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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Yesterday, Alex, Beth, and Carl raked their lawn. First, Alex and Beth raked half of the lawn together in  $30$  minutes. While they took a break, Carl raked a third of the remaining lawn in  $60$  minutes. Finally, Beth joined Carl and together they finished raking the lawn in  $24$  minutes. If they each rake at a constant rate, how many hours would it have taken Alex to rake the entire lawn by himself?

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