
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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Eight identical balls are painted in two colors, red and white, with five painted red and three painted white. Find the total number of ways to arrange the balls such that exactly three consecutive balls are painted red.

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