
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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Crestview's school has expanded its official colors to include blue along with the original purple and gold. The students need to design a flag using three solid-colored horizontal stripes. Using one, two, or all three of the school colors, how many different flags are possible if adjacent stripes may be of the same color?

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