zachary is helping his younger brother, sterling, learn his multiplication tables. for every question that sterling answers correctly, zachary gives him 3 pieces of candy. for every question that sterling answers incorrectly, zachary takes away two pieces of candy. after 14 questions, if sterling had answered 2 more questions correctly, he would have earned 31 pieces of candy. how many of the 14 questions did zachary answer correctly?  Select the correct option:  A) 6  B) 7  C) 8  D) 9  E) 10
<gadget id="calculator">14 - 2</gadget>
<output>12</output>

<gadget id="calculator">2 * 12</gadget>
<output>24</output>

<gadget id="calculator">3 * 2</gadget>
<output>6</output>

<gadget id="calculator">24 - 6</gadget>
<output>18</output>

<gadget id="calculator">18 + 31</gadget>
<output>49</output>

<gadget id="calculator">3 + 2</gadget>
<output>5</output>

<gadget id="calculator">49 / 5</gadget>
<output>49/5 = around 9.8</output>

<result>E</result>
zachary is helping his younger brother, sterling, learn his multiplication tables. for every question that sterling answers correctly, zachary gives him 3 pieces of candy. for every question that sterling answers incorrectly, zachary takes away two pieces of candy. after 14 questions, if sterling had answered 2 more questions correctly, he would have earned 31 pieces of candy. how many of the 14 questions did zachary answer correctly?
divide(add(subtract(multiply(2, subtract(14, 2)), multiply(3, 2)), 31), add(3, 2))
i got two equations : 3 x - 2 y = 25 x + y = 14 3 x - 2 ( 14 - x ) = 25 3 x - 28 + 2 x = 25 5 x = 53 x = 10.6 or between 10 and 11 . ( ans e )