
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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Car A and Car B are traveling from point A to point B. Car A departs 6 hours later than Car B. The speed ratio of Car A to Car B is 4:3. 6 hours after Car A departs, its speed doubles, and both cars arrive at point B simultaneously. How many hours in total did Car A take to travel from A to B?

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