
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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One kilogram of sausages was placed on the ground, equidistant between a dog in a kennel and a cat. Both animals started running towards the sausages simultaneously. The cat runs twice as fast as the dog but eats at half the dog's speed. Upon reaching the sausages, they began eating without fighting and consumed them evenly. It is known that the cat could eat all the sausages in one minute and also run from its starting point to the dog’s kennel in one minute. To whom were the sausages placed closer, and by what factor?

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