
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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Lucy enters a cafeteria where she has to select one type of fruit, two different salads, and one dessert. How many different meal combinations can Lucy choose? 

$\bullet$ Fruit: apple, banana, orange

$\bullet$ Salads: lettuce, spinach, kale, cabbage

$\bullet$ Dessert: cookie, pie, cake, pudding, gelato

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