
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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Xiao Ning goes home to cook noodles for lunch after school. There are several steps involved: ① Washing the pot and filling it with water takes 2 minutes; ② Washing vegetables takes 6 minutes; ③ Preparing noodles and seasonings takes 2 minutes; ④ Boiling water in the pot takes 10 minutes; ⑤ Cooking noodles and vegetables together takes 3 minutes. Except for step ④, only one step can be performed at a time. The minimum time Xiao Ning needs to cook the noodles is ___ minutes.

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