
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 a group of $3$ male teachers and $3$ female teachers, a team of $3$ people is to be selected for mandatory blood donation, with the requirement that both male and female teachers must be included. How many different ways are there to select the team? (Answer with a number only.)

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