
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 person plans to invest in three different projects across six potential locations, with no more than two projects in the same location. Calculate the total number of distinct investment plans this person could have.

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