
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 pirate ship spots a trading vessel at 12 miles distance at 12:00 noon. The pirate ship speeds towards the trader at 12 mph, while the trading vessel tries to escape at 9 mph. After three hours of pursuit, the pirate ship's main sail is damaged, reducing its speed so that for every mile the trading vessel sails, the pirate ship can only cover 1.2 miles. Determine the time at which the pirate ship will catch the trading vessel.
A) 4:30 p.m.
B) 4:40 p.m.
C) 5:00 p.m.
D) 5:30 p.m.

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