
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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The length of a classroom is 8 meters, the width is 6 meters, and the height is 3.5 meters. To paint the four walls and the ceiling of the classroom, excluding the area of the doors, windows, and blackboard which is 24.5 square meters, what is the area that needs to be painted?

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