
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 man on his way to dinner shortly after 6:00 p.m. observes that the hands of his watch form an angle of 120°. When returning before 7:00 p.m., he notices that again the hands of his watch form an angle of 120°. The number of minutes that he has been away is:
A) 42 minutes
B) 43.636 minutes
C) 44 minutes
D) 45 minutes
E) 45.5 minutes

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