
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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Andrea and Lauren start at opposite ends of a 24-kilometer long park. Andrea bikes towards Lauren at twice the speed of Lauren. The distance between them decreases at a rate of 0.8 kilometers per minute. After biking for 7 minutes, Andrea stops due to a mechanical issue and waits for 3 minutes before Lauren continues biking towards her. Determine the total time from when they started biking until Lauren reaches Andrea.
A) 69 minutes
B) 73 minutes
C) 79 minutes
D) 85 minutes
E) 90 minutes

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