CEMC Cayley, 2008

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $\dfrac{40}{x} - 1 = 19$ , then $x$ is equal to

(A) $-1$ (B) $\frac{1}{2}$ (C) $1$ (D) $2$ (E) $-2$

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