
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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The ages of Ashley's four friends are distinct single-digit positive integers. Two of the friends' ages multiplied together give $36$, while the other two multiply to $30$. What is the sum of the ages of Ashley's four friends?
A) 22
B) 23
C) 24
D) 25

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