
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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In a 120-meter pool, Mary and John start swimming from opposite ends. Mary swims at a constant speed and they meet at the 40-meter mark from Mary's starting end, 2 minutes after starting. They turn around immediately upon reaching the pool ends without losing any speed. How many minutes after starting did they pass each other the second time?
A) 5 minutes
B) 6 minutes
C) 7 minutes
D) 10 minutes

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