
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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Catherine will paint 20 cylindrical pillars where both the top and bottom faces are sealed and will not be painted. Each pillar is 24 feet tall and has a diameter of 12 feet. One gallon of paint covers 300 square feet. If paint is sold only in full gallons, how many gallons of paint must Catherine buy to paint all 20 pillars?

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