
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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A woman observes that the hands of her watch form an angle of $120^{\circ}$. She leaves the room just after $7:00$ p.m. and notes the time. Upon returning before $8:00$ p.m., she notices that the hands of her watch again form an angle of $120^{\circ}$. The total number of minutes that she was away is:
- A) 16.36 minutes
- B) 27.5 minutes
- C) 30 minutes
- D) 32.5 minutes
- E) 34 minutes

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