
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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A builder has two identical bricks. She places them side by side in three different ways, resulting in shapes with surface areas of 72, 96, and 102. What is the surface area of one original brick?
A) 36
B) 48
C) 52
D) 54
E) 60

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