
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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The diagram shows a quadrilateral divided into four smaller quadrilaterals with a common vertex \(K\). The other labelled points divide the sides of the large quadrilateral into three equal parts. The numbers indicate the areas of the corresponding small quadrilaterals. What is the area of the shaded quadrilateral?
A 4
B 5
C 6
D 6.5
E 7

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