
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 cities, A, B, and C, are connected by transportation services. In the morning, there are 5 buses and 2 trains traveling from city A to city B, all of which arrive in city B before 12:00 PM. In the afternoon, there are 3 buses and 2 ferries traveling from city B to city C. If a person departs from city A in the morning with the requirement to arrive in city B before 12:00 PM and then travels to city C in the afternoon, there are a total of ____ different ways to make this trip.

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