
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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Tim is organizing a week-long series of pranks. On Monday, he gets his friend Joe to help. On Tuesday, he can choose between two friends, either Ambie or John. For Wednesday, there are four new people willing to help. However, on Thursday, none of these previous individuals can participate, but Tim has convinced five different friends to help. On Friday, Tim decides to go solo again. Additionally, this time, whoever helps on Wednesday cannot help on Thursday. How many different combinations of people could Tim involve in his pranks during the week?

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