
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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Given that Carl has 24 fence posts and places one on each of the four corners, with 3 yards between neighboring posts, where the number of posts on the longer side is three times the number of posts on the shorter side, determine the area, in square yards, of Carl's lawn.

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