
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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Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children. They own a family van with a driver's seat, a passenger seat in the front, and two seats in the back. Either Mr. Smith or Mrs. Smith must sit in the driver's seat. How many seating arrangements are possible if one of the children insists on sitting in the front passenger seat?

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