Fred and Ed each have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop (LD), a cherry drop (CD), and a lollipop (LP). Each takes out a

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piece from their own bag and eats it. What are the possible pairs of candies eaten?

2 answers:

yanalaym [24] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-26T15:14:13+03:00

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Answer:

LD, CD LD, LP CD, LP

serg [7] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-26T17:05:51+03:00

Answer:(LD, GD) , (LD,LP) , (GD, LP), (GD,LD), (LP, LD) , (LP, GD)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Fred and Ed each have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop (LD), a cherry drop (CD), and a lollipop (LP).

If each takes out a piece from their own bag and eats it.

The number of possible pairs will be :-

$\text{Number of persons}\times\text{Number of candies}\\\\=2\times3=6$

Then , the possible pairs of candies eaten will be :-

(LD, GD) , (LD,LP) , (GD, LP), (GD,LD), (LP, LD) , (LP, GD)

Fred and Ed each have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop​ (LD), a cherry drop​ (CD), and a lollipop​ (LP). Each takes out a