CEMC Cayley, 2002

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $x = -3$ , the numerical value of $x^2 - 4(x-5)$ is

(A) $40$ (B) $38$ (C) $-23$ (D) $41$ (E) $-26$

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