
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 person living at a summer cottage near a train station typically takes 18 minutes to walk from the cottage to the station to catch the train. One day, the person was delayed at home for a few minutes. Despite walking 1.2 times faster than usual afterwards, the person was still 2 minutes late for the train. How many minutes was the person delayed at home before leaving?

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