
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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Distribute one white ball, one yellow ball, and two red balls, which are identical except for their colors, among three children so that each child gets at least one ball. There are \_\_\_\_\_\_ (ways) to do this.

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