
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 painting that measures 20 inches by 20 inches is framed such that the top and bottom borders of the frame are three times as wide as the side borders. If the total area of the frame itself equals the area of the painting, determine the ratio of the smaller to the larger dimension of the total framed painting.
A) $\frac{1}{2}$
B) $\frac{3}{5}$
C) $\frac{2}{3}$
D) $\frac{4}{7}$
E) $\frac{3}{4}$

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