
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 male and a female athlete, each running on a circular track, practice long-distance running. The male athlete runs faster than the female athlete. If they start from the same point but run in opposite directions, they meet every 25 seconds. Now, they start from the same point and run in the same direction. The male athlete catches up with the female athlete after 15 minutes and runs 16 more laps than the female athlete. How many laps did the female athlete run?

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