
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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Elena and Nasir go to a restaurant. The restaurant has 12 items on the menu, but Nasir is vegetarian, and only 5 of those dishes are vegetarian. Each orders one dish, and it matters who orders what. How many different combinations of meals can Elena and Nasir order?

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