
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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Ms. Sharma has two routes to choose from when driving to her office. Route X is 8 miles long, where she can travel at an average speed of 40 miles per hour. However, there is a 1-mile stretch on Route X with heavy traffic where her average speed drops to 10 miles per hour. Route Y is 7 miles long entirely at a consistent speed of 35 miles per hour. By how many minutes is Route Y quicker than Route X?
A) 3 minutes
B) 4 minutes
C) 4.5 minutes
D) 5 minutes
E) 6 minutes

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