
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 boat travels downstream from Dock A to Dock B in 6 hours, and it takes 8 hours to travel upstream from Dock B back to Dock A. How many hours does it take for a piece of plastic foam to drift downstream from Dock A to Dock B, assuming the speed of the water flow and the boat's speed in still water remain constant?

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