
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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Assuming buses from Dallas to Houston leave every hour on the hour and buses from Houston to Dallas leave every hour on the half hour, and the trip from one city to the other takes 5 hours, determine the number of Dallas-bound buses that a Houston-bound bus passes on the highway.

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