
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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On Arbor Day, there is a batch of saplings to be planted. It takes person A $\frac{1}{3}$ more time to plant them alone than it takes person B to plant them alone. If A and B plant the saplings together, and B plants 36 more saplings than A by the time they finish planting all of them, how many saplings are there in total?

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