
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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A team consisting of Petya, Vasya, and a single-seat scooter is participating in a race. The distance is divided into 42 equal-length segments, with a checkpoint at the beginning of each segment. Petya completes a segment in 9 minutes, Vasya in 11 minutes, and either of them can cover a segment on the scooter in 3 minutes. They all start simultaneously, and the finishing time is determined by whoever finishes last. The boys agree that one will cover the first part of the distance on the scooter and the rest by running, while the other does the opposite (the scooter can be left at any checkpoint). How many segments should Petya cover on the scooter for the team to show the best possible time?



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