
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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Buses from Austin to San Antonio leave every two hours on the hour. Buses from San Antonio to Austin leave every two hours starting 30 minutes past the hour. The trip from one city to the other takes $7$ hours. Assuming the buses travel on the same highway, how many San Antonio-bound buses does an Austin-bound bus pass in the highway (not in the station)?
A) 3 
B) 4  
C) 5  
D) 6  
E) 7

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