
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 force needed to loosen a bolt varies inversely with the length of the wrench handle used. A wrench with a handle length of 12 inches requires 300 pounds of force to loosen a certain bolt. If the wrench handle length is increased to 18 inches, how many pounds of force will be required to loosen the same bolt?

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