
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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A designer has 5 fabric colors to choose from: red, green, blue, yellow, and purple. Additionally, there are 6 different patterns available for the dress. Each dress design requires selecting exactly one color and one pattern. How many distinct dress designs can the designer create?

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