<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Using the numbers [12, 24, 36], create an equation that equals 36. You can use basic arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /) and each number can only be used once. Show your work in <think> </think> tags and provide the final equation and answer in <answer> </answer> tags, in the format of <answer> (actual operation) = (result) </answer>, as you have seen in the example.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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