
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 fenced yard is shaped as a 20-foot by 18-foot rectangular region and includes two cut-out areas: a 3-foot by 3-foot square and a 4-foot by 2-foot rectangle. Calculate the area of the region within the fence, in square feet.

[asy]
draw((0,0)--(20,0)--(20,18)--(0,18)--cycle);
label("20'",(10,18),N);
label("18'",(20,9),E);
draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle);
label("3'",(1.5,3),N);
label("3'",(3,1.5),E);
draw((17,0)--(20,0)--(20,2)--(17,2)--cycle);
label("4'",(18.5,2),N);
label("2'",(20,1),E);
[/asy]

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