
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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In a triangle ABC, point D is on segment BC such that BD is one-third of BC, and point E is on segment AC such that AE is one-fourth of AC. Lines BD and AE intersect at point F. If the area of triangle ABC is 48 square units, calculate the area of triangle AFB.
A) 12 square units
B) 24 square units
C) 36 square units
D) 48 square units

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