
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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Points $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, and $E$ lie on a line in that order. If $AB=3$ units, $BC=7$ units, $CD=4$ units, and $AE=20$ units, what is the ratio of $AC$ to $DE$?

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