
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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From a group of 5 male students and 4 female students, select 3 individuals to participate in two different competitions. The selection must include both male and female students. Find the number of different ways to make this selection.

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