
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 club has 18 members divided into three departments: 6 in Department A, 7 in Department B, and 5 in Department C. The club needs to choose 3 members to form a new committee, ensuring that each member on the committee is from a different department. In how many ways can the club form this committee?

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