
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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A puppy, a smaller cat, and a larger cat together weigh 30 pounds. The puppy and the larger cat together weigh three times as much as the smaller cat, and the puppy together with the smaller cat weighs five pounds less than the larger cat. Determine the weight of the puppy.

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