
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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On the same number line, point $B$ is located at the rational number $-8$, and point $C$ is located at the rational number $16$. If point $B$ moves to the right at a constant speed of $6$ units per second, and at the same time point $C$ moves to the left at a constant speed of $2$ units per second, when after ______ seconds, the length of $BC$ is $8$ units.

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