
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 rectangular garden that is 12 feet wide and 18 feet long is tiled with 216 one-foot square tiles. A bug starts walking from one corner of the garden to the directly opposite corner in a straight line. Including the first and the last tile, calculate the number of tiles the bug visits.

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