
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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The diagram shows a \(2 \times 4\) table in which the numbers in each column except the first column are the sum and the difference of the numbers in the previous column.
Carl completes a \(2 \times 7\) table in the same way and obtains the numbers 96 and 64 in the final column. What is the sum of the numbers in the first column of Carl's table?

A) 24
B) 20
C) 12
D) 10
E) 8

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