
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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There are three baskets of apples in the store named A, B, and C. The number of apples in basket C is twice the number of apples in basket A. If 12 apples are taken from basket B and placed into basket A, then the current number of apples in basket A is 24 less than that in basket C, and the number of apples in basket B is 6 more than that in basket C. How many apples were originally in basket B?

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