
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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In the third week of July, Carlos worked 18 hours and earned $36 more than the previous week when he worked 12 hours. Assuming his hourly wage remained the same, how much did he earn during these two weeks combined?

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