
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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How many  $2 \times 2 \times 2$  cubes must be added to a  $8 \times 8 \times 8$  cube to form a  $12 \times 12 \times 12$  cube?

*Proposed by Evan Chen*

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