
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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By the first of September, Vlad bought several ballpoint and gel pens. He noticed that if all the purchased pens were gel pens, he would have paid 4 times more than he actually did. Conversely, if all the pens were ballpoint pens, the purchase would have cost him half of the actual amount. How many times more expensive is a gel pen compared to a ballpoint pen?

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