
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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Humanity finds 12 habitable planets, of which 6 are Earth-like and 6 are Mars-like. Earth-like planets require 3 units of colonization resources, while Mars-like need 1 unit. If 18 units of colonization resources are available, how many different combinations of planets can be colonized, assuming each planet is unique?

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