<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 Using a flat pan to fry pancakes, you can only fry two pancakes at a time. It takes 2 minutes to fully cook one pancake (1 minute for each side). How many minutes are needed at least to fully cook 3 pancakes? Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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Using a flat pan to fry pancakes, you can only fry two pancakes at a time. It takes 2 minutes to fully cook one pancake (1 minute for each side). How many minutes are needed at least to fully cook 3 pancakes?
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