CEMC Pascal, 1999

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $k=2$ , then $\left(k^3-8\right)(k+1)$ equals

(A) $0$ (B) $3$ (C) $6$ (D) $8$ (E) $-6$

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