
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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A square has a side length of 3 units. A second square is formed having sides that are $125\%$ of the length of the sides of the first square. A third square is formed having sides that are $125\%$ of the length of the sides of the second square. This process is continued until four squares exist. What will be the percent increase in the area from the first square to the fourth square?

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