
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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Michael and Jessica are 24 kilometers apart and start biking towards each other. Michael bikes twice as fast as Jessica, and the distance between them decreases at a rate of 1.2 kilometers per minute. Due to a minor issue, after 8 minutes, Jessica must stop to fix her bike, delaying her for an extra 4 minutes before she can continue. After how many minutes from the time they started to bike does Michael meet Jessica?
A) 15 minutes
B) 20 minutes
C) 21.33 minutes
D) 22 minutes
E) 25 minutes

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