
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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Given a shape created by joining nine unit cubes in such a way that there is one central cube, each face of which is touched by another cube, and one cube is placed on the top of the central cube, determine the ratio of the volume in cubic units to the surface area in square units.

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