
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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Three rectangular paper strips each 12 units long and 2 units wide are placed flat on a table and intersect perpendicularly to each other as shown in a similar layout to the original problem. Calculate the total area of the table that remains covered.
A) 52 square units
B) 60 square units
C) 64 square units
D) 72 square units

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