
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 passenger bus and a freight truck set off from two locations 8 kilometers apart on a straight road in opposite directions. The truck travels at 60 kilometers per hour, and the bus travels at 40 kilometers per hour. How many hours later will they be 78 kilometers apart?

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