1. zero length string epselon can be formed using r.
2. all string with length 1 {a,b} can be formed using r.
3. in string with length 3, total 8 strings can be formed as there is three digit and for every digit we can select either 0 or 1, so 2x2x2 = 8.
Now As per RE r = {000, 111} and s = {011, 100} will be formed using RE r and s.
so strings of length 3 not present in both RE will be = 8 - 4 = 4.
4. For length 4, Similarly as 3rd steps
total string = 2x2x2x2 = 16
total strings not present in r and s = 16 - 4{0000, 1111, 0111, 1000} = 12.
5. For length 5, Similarly as 3rd steps
total string = 2x2x2x2x2 = 32
total strings not present in r and s = 32 - 4{00000, 11111, 01111, 10000} = 28.
So total string of length less than equal to 5 which are not present in both RE r and s will be 4 + 12 + 28 = 44(Option A).