
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 new professor is assigning grades to a class of 12 students. The professor decides to grade using A's, B's, C's, and D's. How many different ways can the professor assign grades to all the students?

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