
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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Laura is planning to drive from her house to a conference venue. Initially, she travels at 40 miles per hour for the first hour. She calculates that at this rate, she will be 45 minutes late. To adjust for time, she speeds up for the remainder of the trip, increasing her rate by 20 miles per hour, and ends up arriving 15 minutes early. How far is the conference venue from her house?
A) 150 miles
B) 160 miles
C) 170 miles
D) 180 miles

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