
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 professor is assigning grades to a class of 12 students. The grading options are A, B, C, and D. In how many different ways can the professor assign grades to all his students?

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