
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 child possesses a set of 64 distinct blocks. Each block is made from one of 2 materials (plastic or wood), 2 sizes (small or large), 4 colors (blue, green, red, yellow), 4 shapes (circle, hexagon, square, triangle), and 2 patterns (striped or dotted). How many blocks in the set differ from a 'plastic large red circle striped' block in exactly 3 ways?

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