
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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Two puppies and two cats together weigh 36 pounds. The first puppy and the larger cat together weigh three times as much as the smaller cat, and the first puppy and the smaller cat together weigh the same as the larger cat. How much does the second puppy weigh if it is known that the second puppy weighs 1.5 times as much as the first puppy?

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