
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 four-digit number \(\overline{abcd} (1 \leqslant a \leqslant 9, 0 \leqslant b, c, d \leqslant 9)\) is called a \(P\) type number if \(a > b, b < c, c > d\). It is called a \(Q\) type number if \(a < b, b > c, c < d\). Let \(N(P)\) and \(N(Q)\) be the number of \(P\) type and \(Q\) type numbers respectively. Find the value of \(N(P) - N(Q)\).

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