
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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The express train between Station A and Station B takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to travel. The first train departs from both stations at 6:00 AM, and thereafter, a train departs every hour. Calculate the number of times the express train departing from Station A at 9:00 AM will meet the train departing from Station B.

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