<|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
 There are 4 alligators living on a golf course in Florida. The number of alligators increases at a certain rate every six months, and there will be 16 alligators at the end of a year. What is the rate at which the number of alligators increases every six months? 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.
<think>
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There are 4 alligators living on a golf course in Florida. The number of alligators increases at a certain rate every six months, and there will be 16 alligators at the end of a year. What is the rate at which the number of alligators increases every six months?
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