
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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In the independent college admissions process, a high school has obtained 5 recommendation spots, with 2 for Tsinghua University, 2 for Peking University, and 1 for Fudan University. Both Peking University and Tsinghua University require the participation of male students. The school selects 3 male and 2 female students as candidates for recommendation. The total number of different recommendation methods is ( ).

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