
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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A reader mentioned that his friend's house in location $A$, where he was invited for lunch at 1 PM, is located 1 km from his own house in location $B$. At 12 PM, he left $B$ in his wheelchair heading towards location $C$ for a stroll. His friend, intending to join him and help him reach on time for lunch, left $A$ at 12:15 PM heading towards $C$ at a speed of 5 km/h. They met and then proceeded to $A$ together at a speed of 4 km/h, arriving exactly at 1 PM.

How much distance did our reader cover in the direction of $C$?

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