
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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Calculate the following:  
(1) The quotient of the sum of 0.4 and $\frac{1}{3}$ divided by their difference. What is the quotient?  
(2) A number is 40% less than another number, which is 36. Find this number. (Solve using an equation)

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