Using $P^+=R$, $Q^+=\overline{P+R}$ and $R^+=Q\bar R$, the state sequence is 000→010→011→100→000. It repeats after four distinct states, so the answer is four, B. The remaining four bit patterns are outside this reset-reachable cycle.
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