
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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There were three times as many red candies as blue candies on a table. After Darrel took the same number of red candies and blue candies, there were four times as many red candies as blue candies left on the table. Then after Cloe took  $12$  red candies and  $12$  blue candies, there were five times as many red candies as blue candies left on the table. Find the total number of candies that Darrel took.

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