
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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Luke is "helping" his dad collect $45$ balls that are scattered in their yard. Luke's dad can collect $4$ balls every $40$ seconds, but after every $40$ seconds have passed, Luke removes $3$ balls from the pile. How much time, in minutes and seconds, will it take Luke and his dad to collect all $45$ balls for the first time?
A) 28 minutes and 40 seconds
B) 29 minutes and 12 seconds
C) 29 minutes and 20 seconds
D) 30 minutes and 10 seconds

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