
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) 2 white and 2 black cats are sitting on the line. The sum of distances from the white cats to one black cat is 4, to the other black cat is 8. The sum of distances from the black cats to one white cat is 3, to the other white cat is 9. What cats are sitting on the edges?

b) 2 white and 3 black cats are sitting on the line. The sum of distances from the white cats to one black cat is 11, to another black cat is 7 and to the third black cat is 9. The sum of distances from the black cats to one white cat is 12, to the other white cat is 15. What cats are sitting on the edges?

<span style="font-size:85%">(Kyiv mathematical festival 2014)</span>

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