Suppose a $3 \times 3 \times 3$ cube is painted red and then divided into twenty seven $1 \times 1 \times 1$ cubes, how many of the $27$ smaller cubes are colored red color on two faces ?

Question

$\begin{array}{1 1} (a)\;20 \\(b)\;24 \\ (c)\; 25 \\ (d)\; 30 \end{array}$