
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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John takes 40 minutes to walk to school and then to run home. When he runs both ways, it takes him 24 minutes. He has one fixed speed whenever he walks, and another fixed speed whenever he runs. How long would it take him to walk both ways?
A 56 minutes
B 50 minutes
C 44 minutes
D 28 minutes
E 24 minutes

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