
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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Cory and David are running laps around a 600-meter oval track. Cory starts 50 meters ahead of David but David runs at a speed 50% faster than Cory. How many laps will David have run when he first catches up to Cory?
A) 1 lap
B) 1.5 laps
C) 2 laps
D) 2.5 laps
E) 3 laps

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