
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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Angela has \( a \) marbles, Brian has twice as many marbles as Angela, Caden has the sum of the number of marbles that Angela and Brian have, and Daryl has twice the number of marbles Caden has. If together Angela, Brian, Caden, and Daryl have 144 marbles, what is the value of \( a \)?

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