
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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Tony will paint 20 right, cylindrical columns. The top face and bottom face of each column will be covered, so those parts will not be painted. Each column is 15 feet tall and has a diameter of 8 feet. One gallon of paint covers 300 square feet. How many gallons of paint must Tony buy to paint all 20 columns?

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