
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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Two candles, initially of the same height, are lit simultaneously. The first candle is fully consumed in 5 hours; the second burns out in 4 hours. Assuming both candles burn at a constant rate, calculate how many hours after lighting the first candle is three times the height of the second.
**A)** $2 \frac{2}{5}$  
**B)** $3 \frac{7}{11}$  
**C)** $3 \frac{1}{2}$  
**D)** $4$

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