
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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Consider a six-by-six square grid where each square measures 1 unit on each side. Certain squares are shaded as follows:
- Shade alternate squares in each row, starting with the first square of the first row.
- In the second row, begin shading from the second square and continue shading alternate squares.
- Continue this pattern for all rows.

What percent of the grid is shaded?

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