CEMC Cayley, 1998

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $\sqrt{y-5} = 5$ and $2^{x} = 8$ , then $x+y$ equals

(A) $13$ (B) $28$ (C) $33$ (D) $35$ (E) $38$

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