
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 5 distinct math problems. He wants to distribute these problems among his 12 friends, and each friend can receive one or more problems. How many different ways can Alex distribute these problems?

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