
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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The hour and minute hands on a certain 12-hour analog clock are indistinguishable. If the hands of the clock move continuously, compute the number of times strictly between noon and midnight for which the information on the clock is not sufficient to determine the time.

*Proposed by Lewis Chen*

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