
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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Two people, A and B, are traveling towards each other on a straight road. It takes A 4 minutes to ride a bike from point A to point B, and it takes B 6 minutes to ride a bike from point B to point A. If B starts 1 minute before A, determine the time it will take for A and B to meet.

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