
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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During a fishing trip 2 miles from shore, a boat starts taking on water at a rate of 8 gallons per minute due to a leak. The boat will sink if more than 50 gallons are aboard. If Tom rows the boat to shore at 3 miles per hour and Jerry bails water from the boat, calculate the minimum rate Jerry needs to bail the water to avoid sinking.
A) 6 gallons/minute
B) 7 gallons/minute
C) 8 gallons/minute
D) 9 gallons/minute

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