
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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Buses from Austin to San Antonio leave every hour on the hour, and buses from San Antonio to Austin leave every hour at quarter past the hour. Given that the trip from one city to the other takes 4 hours, determine the number of Austin-bound buses a San Antonio-bound bus passes in the highway.

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