
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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Mr. and Mrs. Lopez have three children. When they get into their family car, two people sit in the front, and two people sit in the back. Either Mr. or Mrs. Lopez must sit in the driver's seat. How many different seating arrangements are possible?

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