
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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If 1 pint of paint is needed to paint a statue 12 ft. high, how many pints of paint will it take to paint 720 statues, each 2 ft. high, given that the statues are similar in shape?
A) 15
B) 18
C) 20
D) 24
E) 30

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