
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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John always walks to and from school at the same speed. When he walks to school along the road and walks back using a short cut across the fields, he walks for 50 minutes. When he uses the short cut both ways, he walks for 30 minutes. How long does it take him when he walks along the road both ways?

A 60 minutes
B 65 minutes
C 70 minutes
D 75 minutes
E 80 minutes

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