
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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Buses from City A to City B leave every two hours starting at 6:00 AM, and buses from City B to City A leave every hour on the hour starting at 6:30 AM. The trip from one city to the other takes 8 hours, and a City B-bound bus leaves at 2:30 PM. How many City A-bound buses does this bus pass on the route?

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