CEMC Fermat, 2001

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $\sqrt{5+11-7} = \sqrt{5+11} - \sqrt{x}$ , then the value of $x$ is

(A) $1$ (B) $7$ (C) $-7$ (D) $49$ (E) $4$

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