
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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The school now introduces a new color, silver, for the flag design. Crestview's school colors are now purple, gold, and silver. The students are designing a flag using three solid-colored horizontal stripes. Using one, two, or all three of the school colors, how many different flags are possible if adjacent stripes may be the same color?

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