
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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In the third week of July, Marcus worked 18 hours, earning $36.00 more than he did in the previous week when he worked 12 hours. If his hourly wage remained the same throughout, how much did he earn in total during these two weeks?

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