
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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On a chilly evening, Lucy noticed a flash of lightning and subsequently heard the thunder after 15 seconds. Given that the speed of sound in the cooler air is 1100 feet per second and knowing that one mile equals 5280 feet, calculate to the nearest quarter-mile how far Lucy was from the flash of lightning.
A) 2.75 miles
B) 3 miles
C) 3.125 miles
D) 3.25 miles
E) 3.5 miles

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