
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 construction manager calculates that one of his two workers would take 8 hours and the other 12 hours to complete a particular paving job alone. When both workers collaborate, their combined efficiency is reduced by 8 units per hour. The manager decides to assign them both to speed up the job, and it takes them precisely 6 hours to finish. What is the total number of units paved?

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