CEMC Fermat, 2005

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $(x - 4)(5x + 2) = 0$ , then the two possible values of $5x + 2$ are

(A) $-4$ and $\dfrac{2}{5}$ (B) $0$ and $-18$ (C) $0$ and $22$ (D) $0$ and $4$ (E) $4$ and $22$

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