
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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Buses from Dallas to Houston leave every 40 minutes starting at the top of the hour. Buses from Houston to Dallas leave every hour on the half hour. The trip from one city to the other now takes $6$ hours. Assuming the buses travel on the same highway, how many Dallas-bound buses does a Houston-bound bus pass in the highway (not in the station)?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 11
E) 12

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