
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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Polina went to the cafeteria and saw that 2 puff pastries cost 3 times more than 2 pies. Polina didn't have enough money for 2 puff pastries, but she had enough for 1 pie and 1 puff pastry. She then wondered how many times more money she spent buying 1 puff pastry and 1 pie instead of 2 pies. Help Polina answer this question.

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