
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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Workers at an aluminum plant played the following game during their break. They drew cards from a deck (36 cards) until all 4 suits were represented among the drawn cards. What is the minimum number of cards that must be drawn to ensure that all 4 suits are represented?

a) 4

b) 9

c) 18

d) 28

e) 36

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