
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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Consider four rectangular paper strips each of length 15 units and width 1 unit laid down on a table. Two strips overlap perpendicularly at their centers while the other two strips are placed end to end without overlapping. Calculate the total area of the table covered by these strips.
A) 30  
B) 40  
C) 45  
D) 50  
E) 60

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