
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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Given the following equations:
$$2+4=6;$$
$$8+10+12=14+16;$$
$$18+20+22+24=26+28+30;$$
$$\ldots$$
and so on, determine in which equation number will the number $2018$ appear.

A) $30$
B) $31$
C) $32$
D) $33$

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