
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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Maria and John decided to visit a distant landmark located exactly 140 miles from their starting point. Maria drives a car at a speed of 30 mph until she reaches a rest stop, where she then continues at a reduced speed of 10 mph for safety reasons due to terrain. John, starting at the same location but 1 hour after Maria, rides a motorcycle at 40 mph heading straight to the landmark. Calculate the total time required for both Maria and John to reach the landmark if John waits for 30 minutes at the rest stop to stretch before continuing.
A) 4 hours
B) 4.5 hours
C) 5 hours
D) 5.5 hours
E) 6 hours

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