
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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After the implementation of the "$5+2$" after-school service in a certain county, the working hours of teachers have continued to increase. It is known that the average working hours in the first week are 40 hours. By the third week, the average working hours are 48.4 hours. If the average growth rate of working hours for these two weeks is denoted as $x$, the equation can be written as ______.

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