
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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Frying pancakes in a flat pan, where only two can be placed at a time, and frying one takes 4 minutes (it is stipulated that each side requires 2 minutes). How many minutes does it take to fry 3 pancakes at least? How many minutes does it take to fry 2016 pancakes at least?

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