
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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Two candles of equal length are made from different materials such that one burns out completely at a uniform rate in 5 hours and the other in 3 hours. Determine at what time P.M. should the candles be lighted so that, at 5 P.M., the stub of the slower-burning candle is three times the length of the faster-burning one.
**A)** 2:00 PM
**B)** 2:30 PM
**C)** 3:00 PM
**D)** 3:30 PM
**E)** 4:00 PM

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