
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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Kola is twice as old as Ola was when Kola was as old as Ola is now. When Ola is as old as Kola is now, their combined age will be 36 years. How old is Kola now?

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