
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 store sells a certain type of building material by the meter, setting the retail price 40% higher than the wholesale price. After selling out a batch, it was found that due to the inaccuracy of the meter used, the profit was only 39%. The question is, how much longer is the store's "meter" compared to the standard meter?

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