
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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A café has 12 different items on the menu. If Alex and Jamie visit this café, and each orders one dish, but they decide not to order the same dish, how many different combinations of meals can they order?

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