
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 are initially 30 kilometers apart. They bike toward one another with Andrea traveling at twice the speed of Lauren, and the distance between them decreases at a rate of 2 kilometers per minute. After 10 minutes, both get a flat tire, but only Lauren is able to fix hers and continues towards Andrea after a delay of 5 minutes. After how many total minutes from the start does Lauren reach Andrea?
A) 20 minutes
B) 25 minutes
C) 30 minutes
D) 35 minutes
E) 40 minutes

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