
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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Samantha leaves her house at 7:15 a.m. to catch the school bus, starts her classes at 8:00 a.m., and has 8 classes that last 45 minutes each, a 40-minute lunch break, and spends an additional 90 minutes in extracurricular activities. If she takes the bus home and arrives back at 5:15 p.m., calculate the total time spent on the bus.

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