Answer:
LEMONS BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN JK its this A. Lemon-lemon, cherry-lemon, lollipop-lollipop, lemon-cherry, cherry-cherry, lemon-lollipop, lollipop-cherry, cherry-lollipop, lollipop-lemon
Step-by-step explanation:
From the above question, we are told that both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop, and a lollipop
There are two events here's
2 people = Fred and Ed
3 bags of different sweets = Lemon Cherry and Lollipop
The number of ways that both of them can eat this singly is calculated using combination formula
C(n, r) = nCr = n!/r! (n - r)!
n = 3, r = 2 = 3C2 = 3!/2! (3 - 2)!
= 3 × 2 × 1/2 × 1
= 3
We were asked to find the possible pairs
Hence = 3² = 9
There are 9 possible pairs through which Fred and Ed can eat their sweets and they are:
1) Lemon - Lemon
2) Cherry - Cherry
3) Lollipop - Lollipop
4) Lemon - Cherry
5) Cherry - Lemon
6) Lollipop - Cherry
7) Cherry - Lollipop
8) Lollipop - Lemon
9) Lemon - Lollipop.
Therefore, Option A is the correct option