
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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Xiao Ming finished school at 16:45 last Friday, which is in the afternoon at $\boxed{\text{answer}}$:$\boxed{\text{answer}}$. He took the bus home and it was exactly 5:20 in the afternoon when he checked his watch. Therefore, he spent a total of $\boxed{\text{answer}}$ minutes on the bus.

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