
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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Nikola had one three-digit number and one two-digit number. Each of these numbers was positive and made up of different digits. The difference between Nikola's numbers was 976.

What was their sum?

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