CEMC Fermat, 2002

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

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

(A) $-1$ (B) $27$ (C) $-13$ (D) $-31$ (E) $3$

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