
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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Mr. and Mrs. Lopez, their two children, and their babysitter are going on a trip in their family car, which has a driver's seat, one front passenger seat, and three back seats. Either Mr. or Mrs. Lopez must be the driver. How many different seating arrangements are possible under these conditions?

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