
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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Niki usually leaves her laptop on. If her laptop is on but she is not actually using it, the battery will last for $20$ hours. If she is using it constantly, the battery will last for only $4$ hours. Since the last recharge, her laptop has been on for $10$ hours, and during that time she has used it for $2$ hours. If she doesn’t use it any more but leaves the laptop on, how many more hours will the battery last?
- **A)** 1 hour
- **B)** 2 hours
- **C)** 3 hours
- **D)** 4 hours

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