
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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Marty wants to paint a box and decorate it with either stickers or ribbons. He can choose to use either blue, green, yellow, or black paint. Additionally, he can choose to decorate with stickers, ribbons, or both. How many different combinations of color and decoration method can Marty choose?

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