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1 . Let $n \geq 1$ be an integer and let $S_n$ be the number of ways in which $n$ can be written as a sum of 1s and 2s, such that
  • the order in which the 1s and 2s occur in the sum matters, and
  • it is not allowed to have two consecutive 1s.
For example, if $n = 7$, then $$ 7 = 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 $$ is allowed, whereas $$ 7 = 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 $$ is not allowed.
Which of the following is true?
(a)
$S_n = S_{n-1} + S_{n-2}$
(b)
$S_n = S_{n-1} + S_{n-2} + S_{n-3}$
(c)
$S_n = S_{n-1} + S_{n-3}$
(d)
$S_n = S_{n-2} + S_{n-3}$