
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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A designer has 3 fabric colors (red, green, and blue) he may use for a dress. Four different patterns and two types of sleeve lengths (short and long) are available for the dress. If each dress design requires exactly one color, one pattern, and one type of sleeve length, how many different dress designs are possible?

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