CEMC Fermat, 2007

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

When $x = -5$ , the value of $-2x^2 + \dfrac{5}{x}$ is

(A) $99$ (B) $101$ (C) $-51$ (D) $19$ (E) $-49$

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