
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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A child has a set of blocks, each distinct. There are 3 materials (plastic, wood, metal), 3 sizes (small, medium, large), 4 colors (blue, green, red, yellow), 4 shapes (circle, hexagon, square, triangle), and 2 finishes (matte or glossy). How many blocks in the set differ from a "plastic medium red circle matte" block in exactly 2 ways? (For example, "wood medium red square matte" fits this description)

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