
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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While Zoe and Mike are fishing 2 miles from shore, their boat starts taking water at a rate of 12 gallons per minute. The boat can hold a maximum of 50 gallons before sinking. Zoe begins rowing toward the shore at a rate of 3 miles per hour while Mike bails water out. Determine the slowest rate, in gallons per minute, at which Mike must bail water for them to reach shore without sinking.
A) 8 gallons/minute
B) 9 gallons/minute
C) 10 gallons/minute
D) 11 gallons/minute

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