
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]


system
A rectangular garden is surrounded by a path of constant width. The perimeter of the garden is $24 \mathrm{~m}$ shorter than the distance along the outside edge of the path. What is the width of the path?
A $1 \mathrm{~m}$
B $2 \mathrm{~m}$
C $3 \mathrm{~m}$
D $4 \mathrm{~m}$
E $5 \mathrm{~m}$

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