
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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There are 4 male and 2 female volunteers, a total of 6 volunteers, and 2 elderly people standing in a row for a group photo. The photographer requests that the two elderly people stand next to each other in the very center, with the two female volunteers standing immediately to the left and right of the elderly people. The number of different ways they can stand is:

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