Tate finishes high school in 1 year less than normal.  It takes him 3 times that long to get his bachelor's degree and Ph.D.  How many years did he spend in high school and college? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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He finished high school in 4-1=<<4-1=3>>3 years
It takes him 3*3=<<3*3=9>>9 years to finish tertiary education
So he spends 3+9=<<3+9=12>>12 years on this education
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Tate finishes high school in 1 year less than normal.  It takes him 3 times that long to get his bachelor's degree and Ph.D.  How many years did he spend in high school and college?
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