
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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Given that a room initially requires 2 gallons of paint, on the first day one-fourth of the paint is used, and on the second day one-half of the remaining paint is used, and an additional half gallon is needed to finish painting, calculate the total amount of additional paint needed.

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