
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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Ellie ran 4 miles in a third of the time it took Max to run 6 miles. If it took Max 36 minutes to run 6 miles on a flat road and assuming Ellie runs at the same rate on similar terrain, how many minutes would it take Ellie to run 8 miles?

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