
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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At the entrance B1 of the Shangrao High-speed Railway Station, there are 3 ticket-checking gates. If a family of 3 people goes through the ticket-checking process, and if the same person chooses a different gate, or several people choose the same gate but in a different order, each scenario is considered a different way of entering. How many different ways can this family of 3 people enter?

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