
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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Calculate:
(1) $24 - |-2| + (-16) - 8$
(2) $(-2) \times \frac{3}{2} \div \left(-\frac{3}{4}\right) \times 4$
(3) $-1^{2016} - (1 - 0.5) \div 3 \times \left[2 - (-3)^2\right].$

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