
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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Square $QRST$ has one vertex on each side of square $ABCD$. Point $Q$ is on $AB$ with $AQ=3\cdot QB$. The side length of square $ABCD$ is 12 units. What is the ratio of the area of $QRST$ to the area of $ABCD$?
A) $\frac{1}{16}$
B) $\frac{1}{12}$
C) $\frac{1}{8}$
D) $\frac{1}{4}$
E) $\frac{1}{2}$

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