
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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During the third week of July, Nathan worked 18 hours and earned $36 more than in the second week of July, during which he worked 12 hours. If his hourly wage remained the same throughout, how much did Nathan earn in total during these two weeks? Express your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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