
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 skateboard slows down such that it travels 12 feet less in each second than the previous second until it stops. If the skateboard travels 48 feet in the first second after slowing down begins, how many feet does the skateboard travel from the time it starts to slow down to the time it stops?

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