
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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Marie and John started a race from opposite ends of a rectangular track measuring 500 meters in length. They met for the first time 100 meters from the starting point of Marie after 2 minutes of starting the race. Assuming they continued at the same speed without delay in turning around, how many minutes after starting did they meet each other the second time?
A) 9 minutes
B) 10 minutes
C) 11 minutes
D) 12 minutes
E) 13 minutes

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