
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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Rectangle ABCD has area 48 square meters. E is a point on side AD such that AE:ED = 2:1, and G is the midpoint of CD. F is the midpoint of BC. Find the area of quadrilateral DEFG.
A) 6
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16
E) 24

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