
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]


system
Two individuals, A and B, travel from point $A$ to point $B$. A departs 48 minutes before B. When A has traveled $\frac{2}{3}$ of the total distance, B catches up to A. If B immediately returns to point $A$ after arriving at point $B$ at the same speed, B meets A 6 minutes after leaving point $B$. How many more minutes will A need to reach point $B$ after B catches up to A again?

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