
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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One third of the people in a room left. Then, one quarter of the remaining people started to dance. There were then $18$ people who were not dancing. What was the original number of people in the room?
A) 24
B) 30
C) 36
D) 42
E) 48

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