
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 student began an examination task between 9 and 10 o’clock and finished between 1 and 2 o’clock. Find the exact time the student spent on the task, given that at the beginning and at the end of the work, the hour and minute hands of the clock, when swapped, occupied the same positions on the clock face.

Answer: $60 / 13$ hours

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