
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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Doug can paint a room in 4 hours, and Dave can paint the same room in 6 hours. They start painting together but must stop for a 30-minute meeting after which they continue to finish the room. Let $t$ be the total time, in hours, required for them to complete the job working together, including the meeting. Which equation correctly represents this situation?

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