
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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Given Tom is currently $T$ years old, which is also equal to the sum of the ages of his four children. Three years ago, Tom's age was three times the sum of his children's ages. Determine the value of $\frac{T}{3}$.

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