
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 contest began at 3:00 PM and lasted for 450 minutes. There was a break of 15 minutes somewhere within the contest. At what time did the contest end?
A) 9:45 PM
B) 10:15 PM
C) 10:30 PM
D) 11:00 PM

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