CEMC Cayley, 1998

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $x = 2$ is a solution of the equation $qx - 3 = 11$ , the value of $q$ is

(A) $4$ (B) $7$ (C) $14$ (D) $-7$ (E) $-4$

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