Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: in a certain alphabet , 9 letters contain a dot and a straight line . 24 letters contain a straight line but do not contain a dot . if that alphabet has 40 letters , all of which contain either a dot or a straight line or both , how many letters contain a dot but do not contain a straight line ? 
Options: a ) 7 , b ) 8 , c ) 14 , d ) 20 , e ) 28
Output (English): a