
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]

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# Your action step 2

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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At the mall's food court, Crystal and her friend Amy each want to buy a meal consisting of one entree, one drink, and one dessert. The table below lists both Crystal’s and Amy’s favorite foods from the food court. Assuming they could choose from a shared assortment and wanted to try different meals from each other, how many possible distinct pairs of meals can they buy if they follow these conditions?

\begin{tabular}{ |c | c | c | }
\hline \textbf{Entrees} & \textbf{Drinks} & \textbf{Desserts} \\ 
\hline
Pizza & Lemonade & Frozen Yogurt \\ 
\hline
Chicken Teriyaki & Root Beer & Chocolate Chip Cookie \\ 
\hline
Corn Dog & Iced Tea & Apple Pie \\ 
\hline
Fish and Chips & & \\ 
\hline
\end{tabular}

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