
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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Given the average daily homework duration was 120 minutes in the first semester of 2022 and 60 minutes in the first semester of 2023, and denoting the rate of decrease in the average daily homework duration as $x$, express the equation that represents this situation.

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