
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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A painting measures 20 inches by 30 inches, with the longer side placed vertically. The frame width at the top and bottom is three times the width of the wood on the sides. If the total area of the frame is the same as the area of the painting itself, find the ratio of the shorter to the longer dimension of the framed painting.
A) 1:3
B) 1:2
C) 2:3
D) 3:4
E) 1:1

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