
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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Alex has 7 different math problems and 12 friends. He wants to distribute these problems among his friends, where each friend can receive more than one problem. In how many ways can he distribute these problems?

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