
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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Three friends are driving cars on a road in the same direction. At a certain moment, they are positioned relative to each other as follows: Andrews is at a certain distance behind Brooks, and Carter is at a distance twice the distance from Andrews to Brooks, ahead of Brooks. Each driver is traveling at a constant speed, and Andrews catches up with Brooks in 7 minutes, and then after 5 more minutes catches up with Carter.

How many minutes after Andrews will Brooks catch up with Carter?

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