
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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Buses from Austin to San Antonio leave every 30 minutes on the hour and the half hour. Buses from San Antonio to Austin leave every 45 minutes starting from 15 minutes past every hour. The trip from one city to the other takes 4 hours. Assuming the buses travel on the same highway, how many Austin-bound buses does a San Antonio-bound bus pass in the highway (not in the stations)?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
E) 12

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