
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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Consider a rectangular prism with dimensions 2 feet, 4 feet, and 5 feet. A 1-foot cube is removed not from the corner but from the center of one of the 2-foot by 4-foot faces. Calculate how the total surface area of the modified solid compares to the original solid.
A) 2 ft² less
B) 4 ft² more
C) 5 ft² more
D) The same
E) 1 ft² less

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