
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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Two bricklayers are tasked with building a wall. The first bricklayer would normally take 7 hours to finish this work alone, while the second one would take 11 hours. When working together, their combined output decreases by 12 bricks per hour due to coordination issues. Furthermore, they spent the first hour only planning without laying any bricks. After this initial hour, they complete the wall in 6 hours. What is the number of bricks in the wall?
A) 150
B) 170
C) 179
D) 190

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