
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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A table contains a quarter placed at its center. How many quarters, each of the same size as the central one, can be placed around the central quarter such that each quarter is tangent to the central quarter and to two others at its sides?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
E) 12

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