
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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Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have three children. In their family van, they need two people in the front (including the driver), and three in the back. Either Mr. Anderson or Mrs. Anderson must sit in the driver's seat, and the youngest child must sit in the middle seat in the back (the only spot with a child seat). How many seating arrangements are possible?

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