
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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While Steve, LeRoy, and Alex are fishing 2 miles from shore, their boat springs a leak, and water comes in at a constant rate of 15 gallons per minute. The boat will sink if it takes in more than 50 gallons of water. Steve starts rowing towards the shore at a constant rate of 3 miles per hour while LeRoy and Alex bail water out of the boat. What is the slowest combined rate, in gallons per minute, at which LeRoy and Alex can bail if they are to reach the shore without sinking?
A) 12 gallons per minute
B) 13.5 gallons per minute
C) 13.75 gallons per minute
D) 14 gallons per minute

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