
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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Keisha's dance team must decide on a new appearance for their competition. The juniors will pick the color of the pants (black, gold, or silver) and the seniors will pick the color of the shirt (black, white, or gold), but they won't communicate their choices to each other. Assuming each color choice is equally likely, what is the probability that the pants will be a different color than the shirt? Express your answer as a common fraction.

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