
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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Small Ming goes to Shanghai to participate in a science and technology innovation competition. He can only choose one of the four transportation methods: plane, ship, train, and car. The probabilities of him taking a plane, ship, train, and car are 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.1, respectively.
(1) Calculate the probability of Small Ming taking a train or a plane.
(2) Calculate the probability of Small Ming not taking a ship.

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