
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 that the average working hours in the first week are 40 hours and the average working hours in the third week are 48.4 hours, and the average growth rate of working hours for these two weeks is denoted as $x$, write the equation representing the change in the average working hours.

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