
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 designer has 4 fabric colors he may use for a dress: red, green, blue, and yellow. Five different patterns are available for the dress: stripes, polka dots, floral, geometric, and plain. Each dress design requires exactly one color and one pattern. However, the geometric pattern can only be used with red or blue fabric. How many different dress designs are possible?

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