
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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Max and Maxine each bought coffee, Max bought 14 ounces in a 20-ounce cup, and Maxine bought 16 ounces in an 18-ounce cup. Max drank 4 ounces of his coffee and then added 3 ounces of cream. Maxine added 3 ounces of cream to her coffee, stirred it well, and then drank 5 ounces. What is the resulting ratio of the amount of cream in Max's coffee to that in Maxine's coffee? Express your answer as a fraction.

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