
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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Keisha’s basketball team is redesigning their uniform. The seventh-graders can choose from three colors (black, gold, or red) for the shorts, and the eighth-graders have three different choices (black, white, or green) for the jersey. They won’t confer with each other regarding their choice. Calculate the probability that the shorts will be a different color from the jersey, considering that each color has an equal chance of being selected.

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