
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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Ally can complete an assignment in 3 hours, and Bob can complete the same assignment in 4 hours. They start together but after working for 2 hours they take a 30-minute break. They then continue to work until completion. Let \( t \) represent the total time, in hours, from start to finish, including the break. Determine \( t \).
A) 2 hours
B) 2.5 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 3.5 hours

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