CEMC Fermat, 2010

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $u = -6$ and $x = \dfrac{1}{3}(3 - 4u)$ , then $x$ equals

(A) $-23$ (B) $-7$ (C) $9$ (D) $2$ (E) $25$

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