
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 wall is to be constructed that is 150 feet long and 8 feet high using blocks that are 1 foot high and either 3 feet long or 2 feet long. The vertical joints must be staggered such that no two adjacent rows have joints lining up directly above one another. The wall must be symmetrically finished on both ends. How many blocks are required to construct this wall?
A) 398 blocks
B) 404 blocks
C) 410 blocks
D) 416 blocks

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