
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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Marla has a large white cube that has an edge of 12 feet. She also has enough green paint to cover 432 square feet. Marla uses all the paint to create a white square centered on each face, surrounded by a green border. What is the area of one of the white square, in square feet?
A) 36 square feet
B) 72 square feet
C) 108 square feet
D) 144 square feet

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