
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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Keisha's basketball team is choosing a new uniform, and this time they've added one more color choice for both jerseys and shorts. The seventh-graders pick the color of the shorts (black, gold, or silver) and the eighth-graders pick the color of the jersey (black, white, gold, or silver). They choose independently. Calculate the probability that the shorts will be a different color than the jersey.

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