
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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Four rectangular paper strips of varying lengths and widths are arranged perpendicularly on a table as shown: two strips are 12 units long and 1 unit wide, two strips are 8 units long and 2 units wide. Each strip overlaps perpendicular to two other strips, creating multiple overlap areas of varying sizes. Calculate the total area of the table covered by these strips.
A) 44 square units
B) 48 square units
C) 52 square units
D) 56 square units

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