
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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Select 4 students from a group of 5 to participate in competitions in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and foreign languages respectively. Given that student A does not participate in the physics or chemistry competitions, the number of different competition attendance plans is:

A) 24
B) 48
C) 120
D) 72

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