
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 box contains 8 white balls and 9 black balls. Two balls are drawn out of the box at random. What is the probability that both balls drawn are of the same color?

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