
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 boat travels 16 kilometers downstream and 8 kilometers upstream in a total of 4 hours. It also travels 12 kilometers downstream and 10 kilometers upstream in the same amount of time. How many hours does it take for the boat to travel 24 kilometers downstream and then return?

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