
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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Tom's age is \( T \) years, which is twice the sum of the ages of his two children. His age \( N \) years ago was three times the sum of their ages then. What is \( T/N \)?
**A)** 6  
**B)** 7  
**C)** 8  
**D)** 9  
**E)** 10

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