
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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Carl decided to fence his rectangular flowerbed using 24 fence posts, including one on each corner. He placed the remaining posts spaced exactly 3 yards apart along the perimeter of the bed. The bed’s longer side has three times as many posts compared to the shorter side, including the corner posts. Calculate the area of Carl’s flowerbed, in square yards.

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